Police: Fleeing vehicle falls 25-feet off I-95 ramp killing driver
Police: Fleeing vehicle falls 25-feet off I-95 ramp killing driver
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WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff
Posted at 5:25 PM, Jul 15, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-15 17:50:26-04
RICHMOND, Va. -- A driver was killed Thursday, July 15, after driving off the Interstate 95 ramp to Maury Street in South Richmond, according to Virginia State Police.
"[A] trooper observed a vehicle traveling 85 mph in a posted 60 mph zone and attempted to initiate a traffic stop," a Virginia State Police spokesperson wrote in an email about the afternoon incident which began near I- 95 and Chippenham Parkway. "The vehicle immediately fled when the trooper activated emergency equipment."