Aggressive driving caused a two-vehicle accident in James City County on Monday.
A 61-year-old James City County man is facing several traffic offenses after he allegedly caused an accident on Route 199 on Monday resulting in two flipped vehicles.
Maj. Stephen Rubino of the James City County Police Department said Jerry Lee Causey was “extremely close” to a sedan with his truck as the two vehicles attempted to merge onto Route 199 West from Monticello Avenue on Monday afternoon.
The sedan merged into the left lane on Route 199, followed closely by Causey’s truck. The sedan then tried to get into the right lane to allow Causey to pass as Causey attempted to pass on the left shoulder and median, Rubino said. As Causey tried to pass there, he lost control of his vehicle and over-corrected, causing it to skid and strike the sedan in the left rear.
The collision caused both vehicles to veer off the right side of the road into the ditch, where they overturned.
Both Causey and the driver of the sedan were transported to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
Causey has been charged with aggressive driving, reckless driving, following too closely, improper passing and failure to maintain lane.