Amid a nationwide epidemic of speeding on highways emptied of traffic by the coronavirus pandemic, Virginia State Police are urging drivers to slow down.
Two incidents on I-395 in Arlington last week illustrate the need for less speed.
First, state police say speeding was the main factor in a crash involving a 23-year-old driver last Wednesday. Despite a photo that shows the car heavily damaged — after striking a construction trailer sign, a crash impact attenuator, and an SUV — police say the driver only suffered minor injuries.
#Speeding was the main cause of this crash in I395 #WorkZone @ArlingtonVA 12:29 AM. Hyundai going north when 23 YO driver lost control, struck constrx trailer sign, crash impact attenuator, slid across the lanes, t-boned an SUV. Minor injuries. Lesson: #SlowYourSpeed @VaDOTNOVA pic.twitter.com/i92MXldicP
— VA State Police (@VSPPIO) May 6, 2020
Over the weekend, VSP posted a photo of a speeding ticket issued to a driver accused of going 115 mph along I-395, where the speed limit it 55 mph. A trooper issued the ticket Saturday morning.
“Would this make your mother proud?” state police asked, ahead of the Mother’s Day holiday.
Would this make your mother proud? 🤨A traffic ticket for 115 in a 55 mph is not the #MothersDay gift she wants. (Issued this AM on I-395 in #Arlington County by #VSP Trooper.) #NoNeed2Speed #Drive2SaveLives @VaDOTNOVA @VaPSHS pic.twitter.com/r56kHQR5JB
— VA State Police (@VSPPIO) May 9, 2020