Crash on 5 Martin Luther King Fwy, Portsmouth, Virginia

Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 2:24 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Non-visible injury (C)1 vehicle
Reporting agency
City of Portsmouth
Document number
210025069
Local case code
2020151146

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

Where and when

Location
5 Martin Luther King Fwy
City, county
Portsmouth
Collision type
Fixed Object - Off Road
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Jersey Wall
Traffic control
No Traffic Control
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
55 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2019 Toyt Highlander

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 36Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 37Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Exceeded Speed Limitas 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 Portsmouth crashes, December 2020

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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