Toddler Ejected in Crash on Route 134

By WYDaily Staff Thursday, February 02, 2012

Around 4:30 p.m. Thursday a 2001 Chevy Malibu traveling southbound on Route 134 in the Tabb area of York County ran a red light while trying to make a left turn onto Yorktown Road. The Malibu first struck a Chevrolet Sienna cargo van, which caused a two year-old passenger in the Malibu to be ejected. The Malibu then hit a pick-up truck that was stopped at a stop sign on Yorktown Road.

Virginia State Police spokesman Sgt. Michelle Anaya said the two year-old and a seven-year-old sibling were taken to Riverside Regional Medical Center with serious injuries. Their father, 35-year-old Michael Sawyer of the first block of Azalea Drive in Newport News, was charged in the accident, Anaya said. He faces charges of running a red light, reckless driving and failure to secure a child in a child restraint.

Anaya said alcohol was not a factor, and that the children were not properly buckled at the time of the crash. She could not say immediately where the children were seated.

No other injuries were reported.