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Virginia State Police: Trooper, driver injured jumping over a guardrail to avoid crash

Crystal Graham
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A Virginia State Police trooper and one other person sustained minor injuries after diving over a guardrail to avoid being struck by a vehicle on Route 220 on Sunday.

The crash occurred at 9:05 p.m., two tenths of a mile south of Route 609 in Henry County.

According to VSP, a State Police vehicle was stopped in the right travel lane on the southbound side with its emergency lights activated assisting the driver of a disabled vehicle.

A Toyota Highlander was traveling southbound in the right lane and struck the patrol vehicle in the rear. The trooper was not in the patrol vehicle when it was struck.

The driver of the Toyota, William J. Likins, 58, of Oakland, Md., was injured in the crash and transported to a nearby hospital.

Likins was charged with reckless driving.

The crash remains under investigation.

Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

Crystal Abbe Graham is the regional editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, she has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of Virginia Tonight, a nightly TV news show on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television.