UPDATE: Driver identified in fatal Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel tractor-trailer crash
UPDATE: Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel authorities Friday evening identified Christopher A. Scott, 36, of Henrico, Va.. as the driver of the tractor-trailer involved in Thursday's crash. The truck belonged to Keep It Moving 22, LLC.
Following a fatal accident on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Thursday, officials said they have recovered the tractor-trailer and its deceased driver a day later.
Crofton Diving, of Portsmouth, Va., successfully recovered the truck on Friday, June 23, around 3 p.m. The body of the driver was recovered with the vehicle. Police are still working to identify the driver, CBBT said in a release.
A single lane of traffic was open for northbound traffic around the site of the accident Friday afternoon while CBBT maintenance crews continued to make repairs for guardrail and curb damage. The left travel lane will be closed until repairs can be completed, which are expected to take approximately one week.
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COAST GUARD JOINS SEARCH: Coast Guard joins search after truck goes overboard on Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
On June 22, the tractor-trailer went overboard at around 1:50 p.m. on the west side of the northbound span of Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. The truck went overboard between Virginia Beach and the southernmost island.
The U.S. Coast Guard joined the search efforts for the driver after watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Virginia command center were notified at about 2 p.m. that the truck with trailer attached went over the rail with at least one person inside roughly one mile from Chic’s Beach.
The multiple-agency effort included Coast Guard Station Little Creek, Coast Guard Cutter Sailfish, Coast Guard Cutter Seahawk, Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, Virginia Beach Police, Virginia Beach Fire Department, Virginia Beach EMS and the Virginia Marine Resource Commission.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is a four-lane, 20-mile-long vehicular toll crossing of the lower Chesapeake Bay. The facility provides the only direct link between Hampton Roads, Virginia and the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The Bridge-Tunnel is operated by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District and governed by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission.
The accident investigation is being conducted by CBBT Police and remains ongoing. The cause of the accident remains undetermined at this time.
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This article originally appeared on Salisbury Daily Times: UPDATE: Driver identified in fatal Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel crash
