GREENSVILLE COUNTY, Va. — A driver who stopped breathing after a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 regained a pulse when Virginia State Police troopers and a sheriff’s deputy performed CPR at the scene Monday morning.
The rescue unfolded around 6:32 a.m. near the 10-mile marker northbound, where troopers found the vehicle behind a guardrail close to the Dry Bread Road overpass, according to Virginia State Police.
Emergency response leads to life-saving intervention
Authorities said the driver was unresponsive and not breathing when first responders arrived. Two state troopers, along with a Greensville County Sheriff’s deputy, removed the driver from the vehicle and immediately began CPR.
Emergency medical services crews arrived shortly afterward and continued treatment, at which point the driver regained a pulse, officials said.
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Key Points
• Driver stopped breathing after crash on I-95 in Greensville County
• Troopers and deputy performed CPR, restoring pulse before EMS transport
• Medical emergency suspected as cause of crash
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Medical emergency suspected in crash
Investigators believe a medical emergency may have caused the crash, which involved a single vehicle leaving the roadway and coming to rest behind a guardrail.
Authorities have not released the identity of the driver, and the individual’s current condition remains unknown.
The location—near the Dry Bread Road overpass—sits along a heavily traveled stretch of Interstate 95, a major corridor for both commuters and long-distance traffic.
Ongoing investigation
Virginia State Police continue to investigate the crash, including the circumstances leading up to the vehicle leaving the roadway.
No additional injuries have been reported, and no other vehicles were involved.
Officials have not indicated whether further updates on the driver’s condition will be released.
The crash remains under active investigation as authorities work to confirm the exact cause and sequence of events.
