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Alleged DUI Crash in Tidewater Area Involved State Trooper

An allegedly intoxicated driver traveling the wrong way on I-264 in Virginia injured two people after crashing into their car. He then hit a state trooper who was trying to block his travel.

About 1 a.m., state police received several calls about a driver heading west in the eastbound lanes of I-264 near Laskin Road, said Sgt. Michelle Cotten, a state police spokeswoman.

The driver crashed the 1992 Lexus he was driving into a sedan carrying two people, who suffered minor injuries and were taken to a hospital, according to a news release

He then hit the patrol vehicle of Virginia State Trooper L.C. White, who had angled his car along the interstate’s left lane and shoulder in an attempt to stop the Lexus. The driver hit the trooper head-on, and he suffered minor injuries, according to the release.

The driver then traveled another 100 yards before his vehicle came to a stop, according to the release.

White arrested 44-year-old Cleveland N. Robertson of Hampton and charged him with driving under the influence, two counts of felony hit and run and driving the wrong way, according to the release