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Police Chase Ends in Crash on I-264 in Norfolk


Posted on Sep 29, 2009

I left our office in downtown Norfolk at 5:30 Friday evening, heading towards my home in Virginia Beach.  Shortly after getting on the interstate I noticed a sign alerting drivers that the three left lanes were closed ahead.  Traffic came to a halt before the Broad Creek Bridge; I could see flashing lights ahead, and assumed that a rush hour traffic accident had occurred.  As I approached the cause of the lane closures, all I could see was state police cars, at least one of them partially smashed.  I did not turn to look as I passed the accident, but turned on the local news as soon as I arrived home.  I was surprised to find out the true cause of my delay.

James D. Hall, 40, was arrested after his truck collided with multiple Virginia Beach and state police cars during a chase that began on Diamond Springs Road in Virginia Beach and ended on I-264 East in Norfolk.  A Virginia Beach police officer attempted to stop Hall after running his plates and finding that the plates did not match the truck's registration.  Hall then led police on a chase down 264; he exited at City Hall Ave in Norfolk then got back on the interstate heading towards Virginia Beach.  Hall crashed into the concrete barrier separating I-264 East and West before the I-64 interchange; he hopped the barrier, ran across I-264 West, and hid in the woods on the side of the interstate.  Police officers arrested him after using a dog to locate him in the woods.  Hall was taken to the hospital to be treated for minor injuries, and is now being held without bond in Virginia Beach.  He is being charged with three felonies and six misdemeanors.

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