ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. β A tractor-trailer driver is facing charges after a Virginia State Police trooper was injured in a crash along Interstate 81 in Rockingham County Wednesday morning.
A news release from state police says the crash happened at 5:47 a.m. on I-81 northbound at the 250 mile marker.
The trooper was checking on two tractor-trailers on the right shoulder when her vehicle was struck by a third tractor-trailer heading north.
The trooper was taken to an area hospital and her K-9 was taken to a veterinarian after the crash.
The driver of the third tractor-trailer, who police have not identified, is charged with reckless driving.
State police continue to investigate the crash.
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