Motorist Posts Video of I64 Pileup Involving '200 Cars'

By WYDaily Staff Wednesday, February 10, 2010

You knew this would happen: The pileup on an icy westbound Interstate 64 has been captured on video by a passenger in a car driving east.

The driver and passenger’s commentary escalates as they pass the growing pileup: “It’s like 10 to 15 cars  - 30 to 40 cars – oh my goodness – oh, boy, - oh my goodness, oh my goodness!”

They continue, with one saying, “Oh, my goodness – at least 200 car accident – or more?” as the other replies, “More, more more – it is a mile of cars piling on top of each other. We are not exaggerating. We are taking pictures.”

There was no word yet on any injuries, although emergency crews including ambulances and firetrucks were pictured on scene.

The Virginia State Police issued a statement on the morning's traffic situation, saying they had responded to over 70 incidents on I-64 between Williamsburg and Newport News. The accidents caused the eastbound and westbound lanes to be blocked for several hours.

"Of those 70 incidents, 41 calls were for motor vehicle accidents involving property damage, 6 calls were for motor vehicle accidents involving non-life threatening injuries, 1 call was for an overturned tractor trailer, 19 calls were for disabled motorists, and 3 calls were for “other” non-motor vehicle related incidents," said spokeswoman Sgt. Michelle Cotten in a press release.

As of 1:40 p.m. I-64 westbound from mile marker 247 (Lee Hall) to mile marker 250 (Fort Eustis Boulevard) are blocked. State police are diverting traffic onto Yorktown Road.