Infant Dies After Hampton I-64 Crash as 14-Year-Old Driver Is Charged

Overview

• Virginia State Police say a single-car crash on I-64 in Hampton left a 1-year-old dead and a 14-year-old driver badly hurt.
• Troopers charged the teen with driving under the influence, driving without a license, and a child-restraint violation, with more counts possible.
• Investigators say the car veered off the right side, hit a guardrail, then crossed left into a concrete median known as a jersey wall.
• Police report the child was not properly restrained during the crash, and they say the teen driver was not wearing a seat belt.
• Family members told WTKR the 14-year-old is the child's mother and identified the boy as Ma'Khai, who would have turned 2 next week.