Crash on 400 E Market St, Charlottesville, Virginia

Friday, December 15, 2023 at 9:00 PM

Property damage onlyVirginia severity: Property damage only (O)2 vehiclesHit and run
Reporting agency
City of Charlottesville
Document number
233505260
Local case code
2023-00038931

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

Where and when

Location
400 E Market St
City, county
Charlottesville
Collision type
Backed Into
Intersection type
Four Approaches
First harmful event
Parked Vehicle
Traffic control
No Traffic Control
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
25 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
Yes
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2009 Dodge Ram 1500

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Backing
  • Driver, 71
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2022 Mercedes-Benz E300

Passenger car

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Parked
  • Driver, male, 69Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Improper Backingas 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

5 crashes recorded on E Market St in Charlottesville in the last 12 months, 3 with injuries.

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

All Charlottesville crashes, December 2023

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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