Two separate crashes involving state-owned vehicles occurred within minutes of each other on I-64 on Thursday morning, according to Virginia State Police.
One incident involved a Virginia Department of Transportation Safety Service Patrol vehicle (VDOT SSP), while the other involved a Virginia State Police car.
At approximately 6:49 a.m., a VDOT SSP vehicle stopped in the center lane of eastbound I-64 in Newport News to remove a tire left in the roadway. Virginia State Police reported that the VDOT worker activated the vehicle’s emergency equipment while stopped…