A tractor-trailer crashed into a highway sign that stretched high over the roadway on Interstate 64 in Henrico County Thursday morning.
The tractor-trailer was traveling west at about 9:36 a.m. when the raised bed collided with the sign for Exit 200. Virginia State Police said the collision caused the bed to separate from the cab and get stuck, propped up in the air at nearly a 90-degree angle, based on pictures of the incident.
The driver, 62-year-old Richard D. Houston of Lorton, wasn’t injured in the wreck. Houston is charged with reckless driving.
Emergency crews were able to remove the truck bed from leaning against the sign by about 11 a.m.
A state police spokesperson declined to comment on how this happened, saying the crash is under investigation.
Gavin Stone, 757-712-4806, gavin.stone@virginiamedia.com
