Troopers were called to the crash scene along I-95 south at the Parham Road exit just after 11:50 p.m.

First responders found a semi truck parked on the interstate's shoulder and an overturned excavator in the travel lanes.

A worker conducting a bridge inspection was struck in the chest by an I-beam after it was dislodged and shifted after being hit by the excavator's boom.

"Troopers also observed significant structural damage to the Parham Road overpass," officials said

The inspector, who works for a Virginia Department of Transportation subcontractor, was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the tractor-trailer was not hurt, officials said.

Officials said charges against the semi driver are pending the outcome of the investigation, which is on

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