Pursuit leads to backup on Interstate 64; police search for driver

Virginia State Police along with authorities from West Point are looking for the driver that caused a seven-mile backup on Interstate 64 on Independence Day.

According to the police report, a pursuit began around 10 a.m. in West Point and eventually led to the vehicle exiting onto Interstate 64 westbound.

The chase continued with the suspects turning around into eastbound traffic at mile marker 211 (Talleysville). Officers terminated the pursuit due to a vast amount of holiday traffic and safety for other drivers.

The vehicle was located eastbound at mile marker 219 later, with both the driver and passenger missing from the vehicle. The passenger, a female, was later apprehended and is now in custody of West Point police.