I-64 West MM 113
Albemarle County, Virginia
Story updated 1:25 PM EDT 6.1.18
“Virginia State Police Trooper C.S. Peer is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash in Albemarle County. The crash occurred May 31, 2018, at 7:20 a.m., on Interstate 64 at the entrance ramp to the westbound Rest Area.
A 2006 BMW 321 sedan was traveling west on I-64. As it exited the interstate to head into the Rest Area, the vehicle ran off the right side of the road and struck a disabled tractor-trailer that was parked on the right shoulder.
The driver, Ahmed M. Shelton, 36, of Norfolk, Va., died at the scene.
The tractor-trailer was fully out of the travel lane and did have its emergency triangles placed behind it to alert oncoming drivers.
The crash remains under investigation.
Corinne N. Geller
Public Relations Director
Virginia State Police“
Verbatim update from VSP
At 7:20 a.m., Thursday (May 31), Virginia State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash in Albemarle County. The crash occurred in the westbound lanes of I-64 at the 113 mile marker. There is one confirmed fatality. The crash investigation remains ongoing at this time.
Corinne N. Geller
Public Relations Director
Virginia State Police
