Crash on 980 Elm Ave, Portsmouth, Virginia

Monday, February 9, 2026 at 6:17 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Portsmouth
Document number
260610397
Local case code
2026001181

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

Where and when

Location
980 Elm Ave
City, county
Portsmouth
Collision type
Angle
Intersection type
Four Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Signal
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
25 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
3
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2025 Hyun Elantra

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Making Left Turn
  • Driver, male, 19Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2024 Toyt Corolla

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 39Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, under 18Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Serious injury
  • Passenger, female, 42Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Disregarded Traffic Signalas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Otheras 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

22 crashes recorded on Elm Ave in Portsmouth in the last 12 months, 15 with injuries.

All Portsmouth crashes, February 2026

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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