Alert Perdue Farms tractor-trailer goes off Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel; driver dies Avery Sloan The Virginian-Pilot Feb 16, 2026 Feb 16, 2026 Updated Feb 19, 2026 0 × How to Spot Trustworthy Sources Online Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A tractor-trailer drove off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel on Sunday, killing the driver.kAm#@??:6 p?5C6HD[ e`[ @7 #@36CD@?G:==6[ }@CE9 r2C@=:?2[ H2D :56?E:7:65 2D E96 5C:G6C] w:D 3@5J H2D C64@G6C65 H:E9 E96 ECF4< =2E6C $F?52J]k^AmkAmpE 23@FE eib_ 2]>][ E96 EC24E@C\EC2:=6C H6?E @G6C3@2C5[ ;FDE D@FE9 @7 u:D96C>2?’D xD=2?5 27E6C 2 D:?8=6\G69:4=6 4C2D9 ?62C E96 }@CE9 r92??6= qC:586]k^AmkAm%96 EC24E@C\EC2:=6C H2D 2 !6C5F6 u2C>D G69:4=6]k^Am A truck in the Chesapeake Bay after crashing off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel near Fishermans Island in Cape Charles, Va., on February 15, 2026. 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