Update 11:30 a.m.
A man from Dumfries was killed this morning after he lost control of his motorcycle, and now police hope witnesses will provide information on the tractor-trailer that struck him.
Timothy E. Halpin, 68, was killed this morning when he lost control of his motorcycle, a 2001 BMW 1200, while traveling on the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 near Lorton. Halpin’s bike crashed and slid into the left shoulder of the roadway, but Halpin slid into to the center travel lane and was struck by a tractor-trailer, said Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller.
Halpin died at the scene, but the tractor-trailer failed to stop, and witnesses were not able to provide enough information to police for them to be able to locate the truck.
Anyone with information on the tractor-trailer is asked to call Virginia State Police at 703-803-0026.
7 a.m.
A motorcyclist was killed this morning in a crash involving a tractor trailer, and traffic is severely delayed on Interstate 95 in Prince William County.
The crash happened on the northbound lanes just after 5:30 a.m. at mile post 165 in Fairfax County, just past the exit for Lorton. All of the lanes were reopened to traffic at 6:45 a.m. and had been closed for the investigation, said Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller.
The victim in the crash has not been identified, and we don’t what led to the crash.
Delays on I-95 extend from the crash scene in Fairfax County to near Dumfries. U.S. 1, which runs parallel to I-95, is also experiencing massive delays this morning ad drivers use it as a bail out route.
More on the crash as we have it.
