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Tragedy on the Chesapeake Bay-Bridge Tunnel: Holding Perdue Farms Accountable After Ronnie Andrews’ Fatal Crash The Crash That Should Never Have Happened The Chesapeake Bay-Bridge Tunnel became the site of a preventable tragedy on Sunday morning, February 16, 2026. At approximately 6:30 a.m., a Perdue Farms tractor-trailer careened over the guardrails near the North Channel Bridge on the southbound span, plunging into the icy waters below. The driver, 61-year-old Ronnie Andrews of Robersonville, North Carolina, did not survive. This wasn’t just another traffic accident. It was a catastrophic failure of safety systems that should have prevented this tragedy. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel facility sustained significant damage to its guardrails and curbs, requiring days of repairs. Maintenance crews worked through Sunday to address the damage, which officials say will continue for several days this week. But here’s what the news reports aren’t telling you: This crash wasn’t caused by weather. CBBT officials confirmed that weather was not a factor - low winds, no rain, and “fair visibility” were reported at the time. So what really caused this tragedy? And more importantly, who is responsible? At Attorney911, we’ve handled hundreds of trucking accident cases across Virginia and the United States. Our managing…