Box truck driver in Madison Heights charged after running off road, hitting multiple parked cars, police say

We’re told the crash happened on Friday morning

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. – Several parked cars were hit and damaged after a box truck ran off the road in Madison Heights on Friday morning, according to Virginia State Police.

We’re told a box truck driver ran off Business Route 29 in Madison Heights and hit multiple cars parked in the lot of A One Eagle Auto Sales car dealership.

Kyle Cash was driving in the area, spotted the wreckage, and went to check it out.

“That’s crazy. I ain’t never seen nothing that bad in my life,” Cash said. “For real though, I can’t believe it’s this bad.”

The owner of the dealership, who didn’t want to talk on camera, told 10 News the crash happened around 5 a.m. and looked like something out of a movie.

He said after the initial impact, the truck flipped over in the air multiple times, crushing cars along the way. Luckily, police say no one was injured in the crash.

The owner also told us there have been multiple crashes there before, but none of them were this bad.

There’s no word yet on the total cost of the damages. The owner does say that he filed a claim with insurance.

According to VSP, the driver has been charged with “failure to maintain lane.”

Several parked cars were hit and damaged after a box truck ran off the road in Amherst County on Friday morning, according to Virginia State Police. (Credit: W.E.S. Jr) (WSLS)
Several parked cars were hit and damaged after a box truck ran off the road in Amherst County on Friday morning, according to Virginia State Police. (Credit: W.E.S. Jr) (WSLS)

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