Virginia
Winter weather makes travel difficult for Virginia drivers: 'Take it easy'
RICHMOND, Va. — Winter weather made travel quite tricky for Virginians on Tuesday.
Stranded on the side of the road is a situation Liam Gorman didn’t expect to be in Tuesday afternoon.
He got stuck in the wintry Richmond road conditions during his drive home.
“I just started slipping, like, my rear wheels started slipping a little,” Gorman said. “It wasn’t too fun. I started, like, drifting to the side a little bit, and then I just kind of pulled over.”
Lafaylafier Delonte also got caught up in similar conditions. He was headed home on the interstate from work in Williamsburg.
“I seen eight accidents. And hope, hope, you know, everybody made it back home. They got hurt. Too bad,” Delonte said. “I did like, 45 on the way back. And I’ll let people pass me a couple cars that pass. Man, like, look at them and a couple cars, that were riding fast wrecked.”
CBS 6 also spoke to Go Puff driver Anthony Brown. He delivers items to customers all over the region.
“It’s pretty slippery out there,” Brown said. “It’s hazardous getting in and out of neighborhoods, like my cars are four wheel drive so kind of like slipping a little.”
Brown said he decided to cut his day short and that the deteriorating road conditions were not worth the chance of getting into a crash.
“So trying to take it slow, to not go into the night, because, you know, it’s gonna freeze over tonight. So just trying to be safe,” Brown said.
State police said there were 700 accidents in Virginia due to the winter weather, which are statistics these drivers don’t want to part be of as they try to get home from work and work to do their part to stay off the roads the rest of Tuesday night. A
“Take it easy, going to the speed limit. Don’t do anything hectic, or try to make a risky move,” Brown said.
“I’m not going to rush to get nowhere. Wherever I’m going to be will be there. And life is nothing to play with,” Delonte said.
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A skydiver crashed into the Lane Stadium scoreboard before Virginia Tech’s spring football game Saturday.
Virginia Tech officials said on X that the skydiver “was safely secured and is currently stable” following rescue efforts. The incident caused a delay in the start of the spring game.
“Thankful for game days with Hokie Nation and for the Blacksburg and Virginia Tech first responders whose quick actions safely returned today’s parachuter to the ground without injury,” the university said.
The name of the skydiver wasn’t released.
“Our primary focus remains on their well-being,” Virginia Tech officials said in a statement. “We extend our sincere appreciation to the first responders, event staff, and medical personnel for their swift, coordinated and professional response.”
Video footage showed the skydiver’s parachute landing between the “C” and the “H” on the Virginia Tech lettering on top of the scoreboard before first responders rescued him.
CBS News has reached out to the Blacksburg Fire Department for details on the incident.
A much cleaner performance carried Clemson baseball on Friday, as it answered the previous night’s loss with a 5-1 win over No. 9 Virginia.
Michael Sharman set the tone from the start. He kept Virginia off balance all night, working eight innings while giving up just a single run. There weren’t many free passes, and he consistently pitched ahead, which allowed him to stay in control deep into the game. Hayden Simmerson wrapped things up in the ninth without any trouble.
At the plate, Nate Savoie was the difference. He delivered two home runs, including a go-ahead shot later in the game that put Clemson in front for good. His first long ball gave the Tigers an early edge, and he finished with three RBIs on the night.
Virginia managed to pull even midway through, but Clemson quickly responded. The offense strung together quality at-bats, with Bryce Clavon driving in a run and Luke Gaffney continuing his strong weekend with multiple hits. The Tigers created more separation late, adding another run after working a bases-loaded situation.
Clemson moves to 25-15 overall and 6-11 in conference play with the win. The series now comes down to Saturday’s matchup in Charlottesville.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A car crashed into the patio at Murphy’s Irish Pub on the Oceanfront on Friday night.
Virginia Beach medics arrived at the scene around 7:54 p.m. at Murphy’s Irish Pub and found several victims, according to police. All were taken to the hospital with injuries ranging from non-life-threatening to very severe.
Medics are still on the scene, according to News 3’s team onsite.
This is an active scene and an ongoing investigation; News 3’s team will continue providing updates.
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