HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — A 6-year-old boy was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 64 in Henrico when a vehicle rolled over Sunday night, according to the Virginia State Police.
The crash happened near Nine Mile Road at 8:18 p.m. near the 195 mile marker.
"Preliminary investigation indicates that a vehicle traveling eastbound on Interstate 64 lost control while the driver was using a cellular phone. The vehicle spun in the roadway and struck the center guardrail. A second vehicle traveling behind the first attempted to avoid the initial crash, but the driver lost control and ran off the right side of the interstate, through a guardrail, and down an embankment before coming to rest against a tree," state police said Monday.
The boy, who was a passenger in the second vehicle, was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected through the rear passenger-side window. He was taken to an area hospital where he died from his injuries.
Crime Insider sources told Jon Burkett that the boy's 7th birthday was in one week.
State police continue to investigate the crash. Monday's news release says charges are pending with the Henrico Commonwealth's Attorney's Office.
SCENE VIDEO: 1 dead after rollover wreck that closed I-64 east in Henrico
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