Edward Junious Whitby, of Newport News, was headed south on I-295 north in Prince George County when troopers received multiple calls reporting his vehicle.
A trooper headed north on I-295, about two miles north of the Route 460 exit, saw Whitby's car coming straight at him at a high rate of speed. He had his lights and sirens on and tried to slow down, but the two vehicles collided head-on around 4 a.m., according to officials with Virginia State Police.
The trooper was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Whitby was evaluated at the scene and arrested. He faces charges of driving under the influence and driving the wrong way on a highway.
The crash remains under investigation.
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