Crash on Gates Rd, Suffolk, Virginia

Saturday, August 19, 2017 at 12:54 PM

Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)1 vehicle
Reporting agency
City of Suffolk
Document number
172355260
Local case code
20170013046

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

Where and when

Location
Gates Rd
City, county
Suffolk
Collision type
Fixed Object - Off Road
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Mailbox
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
50 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
2

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 1999 Chev Suburban

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Ran Off Road - Right
  • Driver, male, 68Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Fatal
  • Passenger, male, 73Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Fatal

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Otheras 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

3 crashes recorded on Gates Rd in Suffolk in the last 12 months, 2 with injuries.

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

All Suffolk crashes, August 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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