Crash on Iterstate 81, New Market, Virginia

Sunday, August 20, 2017 at 11:04 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)1 vehicle
Reporting agency
Town of New Market
Document number
172335044
Local case code
2017-00042596

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

Where and when

Location
Iterstate 81
City, county
New Market
Collision type
Other
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Equipment Failure (Tire, etc)
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
70 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2003 Dodge Caravan

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Ran Off Road - Left
  • Driver, male, 23Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Serious injury
  • Passenger, female, 23Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Serious injury

Nearby and recent

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

All New Market 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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