Virginia police are searching for a man who hid in a storm drain after fleeing a car crash on a state highway on Monday afternoon. State troopers originally responded to two crashes around 2:35

The suspect abandoned the car they were driving and ran across all east and westbound lanes of I-495 before entering a storm drain.

A chaotic scene erupted on I-495 in Virginia on Monday afternoon as a driver involved in multiple crashes ditched his car and disappeared into drainage tunnels, State Police reported. The incident began at approximately 2:35 p.

The man reportedly fled the scene of multiple collisions on the Capital Beltway and vanished into a system of storm drains as he was being pursued by police.

Virginia State Police said troopers have responded to more than 150 crashes across the Commonwealth as a major winter storm spreads snow across the state.

Virginia State Police are searching for a driver who fled the scene of several crashes on Interstate 495 Monday afternoon near Eisenhower Avenue.

VIRGINIA (WDBJ) - Virginia State Police continue to respond to overnight crashes amid winter weather conditions. Police say there is an increased number of state troopers on the roads and the following crashes were reported in our hometowns as of 11 a.m. Monday.