Crash on Route 39 in Bath County, Virginia

Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 1:25 PM

Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)1 vehicle
Reporting agency
Bath County
Document number
230735279
Local case code
DIV623023328

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

Where and when

Location
Route 39
City, county
Bath County
Collision type
Fixed Object - Off Road
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Trees
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
55 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Dawn
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
2

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2016 Nissan Frontier

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Ran Off Road - Right
  • Driver, male, 50Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Side
    Fatal
  • Passenger, male, 52Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Side
    Fatal

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas 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

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

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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