Crash on I-81 S., Abingdon, Virginia

Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 7:58 AM

Property damage onlyVirginia severity: Property damage only (O)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Abingdon
Document number
193545073
Local case code
DIV419118652

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

Where and when

Location
I-81 S.
City, county
Abingdon
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Two Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Signal
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
70 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2007 BMW 3-Series

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 71Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2015 Chev Tahoe

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, female, 22Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas 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

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

All Abingdon crashes, December 2019

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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