THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, May 11, 1996                 TAG: 9605110293
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: BY STEVE STONE, STAFF WRITER 
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE                         LENGTH: Medium:   53 lines

CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION: ***************************************************************** The vehicle from which a pregnant woman was extricated after an 11-vehicle collision on I-64 Friday did not catch fire as reported in Saturday's Metro News section. The brief fire broke out in another car nearby. Correction published Sunday, May 12, 1996. ***************************************************************** MASSIVE JAM RESULTS FROM MULTI-VEHICLE COLLISION ON I-64

Highway workers were credited Friday with preventing a tragedy when a pregnant woman and a child were trapped in a car that caught fire after it was among at least 10 cars hit by a dump truck.

A Suffolk man who was driving the rock-filled dump truck has been charged with reckless driving.

The accident occurred about 2:30 p.m. on Interstate 64 between Greenbrier Parkway and Indian River Road. A massive traffic jam resulted when the road was closed for more than 2 1/2 hours. Cars lined up for miles along the interstate as well as on Greenbrier and Volvo parkways and Battlefield Boulevard.

``It's a very complicated accident,'' said Tammy Van Dame, a state police spokeswoman. She said witnesses likened the crash to a bowling ball mowing down pins as the truck rammed vehicles.

The truck, driven by Donald L.G. Holloman, 22, of Suffolk, failed to stop when traffic slowed in front of it, Van Dame said. At least 10 vehicles were hit along a quarter-mile of highway, she said.

One, a van, was rear-ended three times by the dump truck, Van Dame said. It, in turn, crushed the rear of a Chevrolet Lumina, which then caught fire.

Crews working on new HOV lanes being built in the area doused the flames.

A woman and a child were trapped in the car. Rescue workers had to cut its roof open to free them.

The pregnant woman was flown to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital by the Nightingale helicopter ambulance where she gave birth to a 6-pound, 2-ounce girl.

The woman's son, believed to be 3 or 4 years old, also was taken to the hospital for treatment of cuts.

About eight other people also were taken to hospitals, Van Dame said, but all injuries appeared to be minor. The accident remains under investigation.

KEYWORDS: ACCIDENT TRAFFIC INJURIES RESCUE by CNB