CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A woman was killed Thursday morning after a car and tractor-trailer collided in Chesapeake, police said.
The crash happened at the intersection of Dominion Boulevard (Highway 17) and George Washington Highway South. The Chesapeake Police Department responded around 9 a.m.
Investigators believe that the woman driving the SUV, Angela Nicole Shanks of Newport News, pulled out onto Highway 17 when her vehicle was hit by a southbound tractor-trailer.
Shanks, who was the only person in the SUV, died at the scene.
The Chesapeake Police Department closed the road for several hours as investigators remained on-scene. As of 3:30 p.m. Thursday, all lanes were back open.
Anyone with information about what happened is asked to call a tip line at 1-888-562-5887 or submit a tip online using P3 Tips.