Crash on Interstate 85 North in Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 9:25 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Dinwiddie County
Document number
260270065
Local case code
DIV126007656

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

Where and when

Location
Interstate 85 North
City, county
Dinwiddie County
Collision type
Sideswipe - Same Direction
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Cross Centerline
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
65 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Icy
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2012 Hyundai Sonata

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Ran Off Road - Right
  • Driver, female, 22Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2009 Hyundai Elantra

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 40Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas 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.

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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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