Crash on I-81 North, Bristol, Virginia

Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 9:40 PM

Property damage onlyVirginia severity: Property damage only (O)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Bristol
Document number
232435032
Local case code
DIV423074514

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

Where and when

Location
I-81 North
City, county
Bristol
Collision type
Other
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Other Movable Object
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
70 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Not Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2021 Freightliner Cascadia

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 59Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2019 Freightliner Cascadia

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 38Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Avoiding Object in Roadwayas recorded on the report
Unit 2 driver action
Avoiding Object in Roadwayas 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

8 crashes recorded on I-81 North in Bristol in the last 12 months, 1 with injuries.

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

All Bristol crashes, August 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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