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Bodies Identified in Fatal Bridge-Tunnel Accident

Authorities have identified the driver and passenger of a fatal accident involving a tractor-trailer on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that the bodies of the passenger 29-year-old Christopher Fenner and the driver 32-year-old Jervone Hall were recovered on Sunday morning.

Divers began their search in Saturday morning and found the tractor-trailer.

The bodies were located eight miles off Fisherman’s Island.

Also involved in the accident was a van with four passengers who were treated and released at the scene.

The Daily Times reports that the tractor-trailer went over the west side of the bridge on the southbound span between the North Channel Bridge and the northernmost island.

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Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.