Five people were injured, at least two of them seriously, in a multi-vehicle accident near Deerfield Saturday afternoon, according to the Virginia State Police.
Trooper Timothy Simmons said a 1997 Toyota Tacoma driven by Sean Stanton, 33, of Monterey, was driving on Route 250 westbound Saturday around 2 p.m. when he came into a curve, ran off the right side of the road, and while overcorrecting his vehicle, collided into three motorcycles heading eastbound.
Doug Morris, fire chief of the Deerfield Valley Volunteer Fire Department, which along with Virginia State Police responded to the incident, said the accident took place about 1.5 miles beyond the intersection of Route 629 not far from Shenandoah Mountain near the Highland County-Augusta County line.
The lead motorcycle in the group had a male driver and a female passenger, and the two motorcycles following that one were driven by females, Simmons said.
“They all were injured and a couple of them had serious injuries,” Simmons said.
Two people were airlifed to the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, two people were airlifted to Augusta Medical Center in Fishersville, while another was taken by ambulance to AMC.
“It's very rare for two helicopters to be called out for one accident,” Simmons said.
He said the helicopters used a nearby yard to land and transport the patients.
He said one of the people taken to AMC was later airlifted to U.Va. The driver of the pickup truck, Simmons said, suffered the least-serious injuries.
The motorcycle riders were part of a large contingent raising money for kids, Simmons said.
Stanton was charged with a second offense DUI, Simmons said.
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