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I-64 Mercury Boulevard Ramp Reopens After Tractor-Trailer Overturns in Hampton

State police charged the driver with failure to maintain control following a brief ramp closure.

Overview

  • Virginia State Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that left a tractor-trailer overturned on I-64 westbound near the Mercury Boulevard exit in Hampton.
  • The incident was reported around 7:12 a.m., and the driver sustained minor injuries and was taken to Riverside Regional Hospital.
  • Troopers charged the driver with failure to maintain proper control of a vehicle.
  • Crews closed the west right shoulder and the Exit 263A ramp during removal operations as VDOT handled traffic control.
  • The ramp reopened by 8:40 a.m., and police later reported a separate crash at the same location involving a truck carrying glass, with that driver transported.