Crash on Preston Ave @ 8TH St N at Preston Ave, Charlottesville, Virginia

Sunday, December 16, 2018 at 1:15 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Non-visible injury (C)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Charlottesville
Document number
183505091
Local case code
2018-00036971

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

Where and when

Location
Preston Ave @ 8TH St N at Preston Ave
City, county
Charlottesville
Collision type
Angle
Intersection type
Four Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
No Traffic Control
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
35 mph
Weather
Rain
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
3
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2001 Honda Accord

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Making Left Turn
  • Driver, male, 56Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, female, 39Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2014 Jeep (after 1988) Liberty

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 25Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Not injured
  • Passenger, male, 23Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Other Improper Turnas recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
Summons issuedas 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

1 crash recorded on Preston Ave @ 8TH St N in Charlottesville in the last 12 months, 1 with injuries.

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

All Charlottesville crashes, December 2018

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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