Crash on Interstate 81, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Harrisonburg
Document number
253230339
Local case code
DIV225093849

From the VDOT crash data, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

Where and when

Location
Interstate 81
City, county
Harrisonburg
Collision type
Angle
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Guard Rail
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
70 mph
Weather
Rain
Light
Darkness - Road Not Lighted
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2005 Dodge Caravan

Van

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Ran Off Road - Left
  • Driver, female, 36Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2023 Peterbuilt 579

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 69Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
Summons issuedas recorded on the report

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.

Nearby and recent

42 crashes recorded on Interstate 81 in Harrisonburg in the last 12 months, 11 with injuries.

All Harrisonburg crashes, November 2025

About this record

Source
VDOT crash data
Updates
Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here
October 25, 2026
Last updated
October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out
Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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