Within the last two weeks, there have been two accidents on U.S. Route 13, one of them involving fatalities. The first was located near mile post 74.78 at Capeville Crossroad, and occurred on Saturday afternoon about 1:15. Four persons were killed and the traffic had to be rerouted for close to five hours. The Second was November 16th at the Cape Charles Stop light at about 4:30 in the afternoon. The first accident was determined to be driver error—the Southbound Tractor Trailer attempted to avoid the crash by swerving to the left, however the crossing vehicle, continued through the intersection and collided.
More worrisome, if this had occurred during heavy traffic weekends, such Memorial Day or Labor Day, it could have been a major disaster. The tractor trailer, after the collision, came to rest in the north bound lane. Head on collisions would have been very likely.
Note: Reader submitted information that there were actually three accidents in this time period. Two occurred on the same day at the Cape Charles light, just hours apart.
For those that use 13 each day to travel to work or school, witnessing dangerous events is common. We see cars and semis traveling at high rates of speed, trying to make time and taking chances. Studies show that the average speed of cars traveling into the Food Lion/Stone Road section are close to 60mph going south, but over 60 mph heading North. With buses stopping, and cars turning, those speeds seem excessive.
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