Crash on 7400 Forest Hill Ave, Richmond, Virginia

Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 6:50 PM

Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)Pedestrian involved1 vehicle
Reporting agency
City of Richmond
Document number
172925017
Local case code
20171018-0558

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

Where and when

Location
7400 Forest Hill Ave
City, county
Richmond
Collision type
Ped
Intersection type
Three Approaches
First harmful event
Ped
Traffic control
Traffic Signal
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
35 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
1

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 1998 Pontiac Bonneville

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 23Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

Not in a vehicle

  • Pedestrian, male, 79
    Fatal

Nearby and recent

16 crashes recorded on Forest Hill Ave in Richmond in the last 12 months, 9 with injuries.

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

All Richmond crashes, October 2017

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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