Crash on 1208 Preston Ave, Charlottesville, Virginia

Friday, May 19, 2023 at 3:22 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Non-visible injury (C)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Charlottesville
Document number
231525132
Local case code
2023-00016755

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

Where and when

Location
1208 Preston Ave
City, county
Charlottesville
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
No Traffic Control
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
25 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
1
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2018 Volkswagen Golf

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, femaleRestraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Possible injury
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2012 Ford Expedition

Passenger car

Maneuver
Parked
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2001 Chevrolet Blazer

Passenger car

Maneuver
Parked

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Otheras recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Otheras recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Otheras 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

3 crashes recorded on Preston Ave in Charlottesville in the last 12 months, 2 with injuries.

No other crashes are recorded within 2 km in the 30 days either side of this one.

All Charlottesville crashes, May 2023

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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