ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. — A Virginia State Police trooper and her K9 were taken for medical evaluation after a crash early Wednesday morning on Interstate 81 in Rockingham County.
Police said the crash occurred at about 5:47 a.m. Jan. 21 near the 250-mile marker on northbound I-81. The trooper was checking on two tractor-trailers parked on the right shoulder when her patrol vehicle was struck by a third tractor-trailer traveling northbound.
The trooper suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to an area hospital to be checked out, police said. The trooper’s K9 was also transported to an area veterinarian for examination.
The driver of the tractor-trailer that struck the trooper’s vehicle was charged with reckless driving.
Update 12:48pm: The tractor trailer driver charged has been identified as Nakia J. Bedward, 51, of Charlotte, N.C.
The crash remains under investigation.
Information from a release. Edited by Dan McDermott.
