PETERSBURG, VA : 6-year-old dies in 8-vehicle chain reaction crash in Petersburg on Saturday, 26th September, 2020

The Virginia State Police said they are investigating an 8-vehicle chain-reaction crash that took the life of a six-year-old boy on Saturday in Petersburg.

Police said at 10:50 a.m. on Saturday a tractor trailer going north on I-95 changed lanes and sideswiped a northbound 2015 Ford tow truck and a northbound 2012 Ford F-250 pickup truck. The tractor-trailer then rear-ended a 1994 Ford Ranger pickup truck.

The impact of that crash caused the Ford Ranger to strike a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe. The tractor-trailer continued and struck another tractor-trailer. The original tractor-trailer rear-ended a 2017 Ford Escape, which pushed the Ford Escape into a 2009 Nissan Cube.

The driver of the tractor-trailer, Michael W. Everette, 54, of Murfreesboro, N.C.. He was wearing a seatbelt and was not injured. Everette was charged with reckless driving.

The driver of the Ford Ranger, Jessie A. McCann, 22, of Yale, Va. She was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of serious injuries. A 6-year-old boy in her car died at the scene and a 43-year-old female passenger was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of serious injuries.

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