A Timberville man is dead after his 2018 Ford Mustang attempted to pass slower-moving traffic on Interstate 81 by using the right shoulder and rear-ending a tractor trailer.
The 2015 Volvo tractor trailer was stopped on the shoulder near the 250 mile marker on I-81.
The driver of the Mustang, Christian A. Pence Campos, 19, of Timberville, died at the scene of the crash due to his injuries. He was wearing a seatbelt.
A passenger in the Ford, an 18-year-old male, of Timberville, suffered minor injuries and was transported to Sentara RMH Medical Center for treatment. He was wearing a seatbelt.
The driver of the tractor-trailer, Adriel Ciceron, 28, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., was not injured in the crash. He was wearing a seatbelt.
The accident occured Monday at 1:45 p.m.
Ciceron was charged with improperly stopping on the highway and for failure to activate hazard lights.
Virginia State Police reports that the Ford Mustang was travelling at a high rate of speed when it attempted to pass a vehicle using the right shoulder of the interstate.
The crash remains under investigation.
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