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Tragedy on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel: How Perdue’s Negligence Took Ronnie Andrews’ Life A Devoted Family Man Lost in an Instant Ronnie Andrews wasn’t just another truck driver. He was a 61-year-old husband, father, and friend from Robersonville, North Carolina who always went out of his way to help others. His wife Lovie described him as a “wonderful man who loved life, family, and friends” - someone who was “kind and compassionate” and hoped to be remembered for how he treated people. “He always went out of his way for other people; if they needed help, he would help them,” Lovie told reporters, fighting back tears. “I am just going to miss him so much, we are all going to miss him so much.” But in the early morning hours of February 16, 2026, Ronnie’s life ended in a catastrophic crash on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. While driving a Perdue tractor-trailer southbound around 6:40 a.m., his truck crashed through the west guardrail and plunged into the water below. Perdue officials pronounced him dead at the scene. The beach was littered with blue baskets containing the chicken cargo from his Perdue truck. Multiple agencies - the U.S. Coast Guard, Virginia Beach…