Early-Morning Tractor-Trailer Crash on I-64 Eastbound On-Ramp Near Ashton/Ashland Road; Crews Respond

Dispatch audio and local traffic-alert aggregators reported a crash involving a tractor-trailer on the eastbound on-ramp of Interstate 64 near the Ashton Road/Ashland Road area of Goochland County in the early hours of February 16, 2026, and emergency units were dispatched to the scene, according to the initial alert. The original notification identified the on-ramp location and the Feb. 16 calendar date but did not include further details in the dispatch excerpt available.

A separate public safety message places a related tractor-trailer incident on I-64 East at mile marker 50 in Institute, where a Metro 911 alert said, "The crash was reported just before 3:15 p.m. at mile marker 50 in Institute." An emergency message from Kanawha County 911 said that the right lane and center lane of I-64 East were originally shut down and that "All lanes were later shut down and traffic was rerouted to tend to clearing the crash site." WCHS material reporting that timeline added that "All lanes of I-64 East were reopened hours after they shut down Sunday afternoon after a tractor trailer overturned."

Kanawha County 911 dispatchers indicated there were no reported injuries; dispatchers said, "there were no reported injuries in the crash." The Kanawha County Sheriff's Office told authorities that the tractor-trailer "was leaking diesel and the Department of Environmental Protection was notified because of this," prompting environmental notification and roadway mitigation. The sheriff's office further noted that "The crash is under investigation, as deputies believe speed was a factor in the crash."

The two available accounts contain conflicting specifics and appear to describe different locations and times. One report situates the crash on the I-64 eastbound on-ramp near Ashton Road/Ashland Road in Goochland County in the early hours of Feb. 16, 2026; the other places an overturned tractor-trailer at mile marker 50 in Institute, Kanawha County, just before 3:15 p.m. on a Sunday, with lane closures, a diesel leak, DEP notification, and an eventual reopening hours later. Because the locations and timestamps do not match, they should not be conflated without confirmation from the responding agencies.

Drivers and commuters on I-64 should monitor the county 911 feeds and local traffic-alert aggregators for updates; in the Institute account, Metro 911 and Kanawha County 911 provided the timeline and lane-closure information. Officials cited in the Institute account reported no injuries, a diesel leak that prompted Department of Environmental Protection notification, and an active investigation in which deputies believe speed was a factor. Further verification from Goochland County dispatch, the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office, and state crash investigators is needed to determine whether these reports describe the same event or separate crashes.