CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. – Two State Troopers were helping a stranded motorist Saturday on I-95 southbound at mile marker 57 in Chesterfield County, when instincts and quick thinking were suddenly put to the test.
According to State Police, at around 5:40, one trooper saw a SUV veering towards them as they were aiding a motorist with a flat tire on the left shoulder of the southbound lane. The troopers jumped over the barrier wall, one of them instinctively grabbing the bystander with them, seconds before the SUV plowed into the barrier wall and then into the police cars.
There were no fatalities, but the driver of the SUV and his passengers, three children ages 4, 8, and 9, were all taken to the VCU Medical Center to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Sergeant Stephan M. Vick, spokesman for the Virginia State Police reminded motorists “to please move-over and give emergency personnel the space they need, it’s the law.”
Traffic was backed up for several miles for nearly four hours after the accident.
