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Driver charged after pineapple truck overturns, spills fruit on I-85

Posted at 6:54 AM, Apr 26, 2018
and last updated 2018-04-26 12:53:25-04

DINWIDDIE COUNTY, Va. -- A tractor-trailer driver was charged with reckless driving and failure to control after his big rig -- carrying 30,000 pounds of pineapple -- crashed on Interstate 85.

The crash and subsequent clean-up closed southbound lanes of I-85, near the Boydton Plank Road exit in Dinwiddie, for hours Thursday morning.

The crash was reported at about 4:30 a.m. No injuries were reported in the accident.

All lanes have reopened and delays have been cleared.

The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

This is a developing story. Witnesses can send news tips and photos here.

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