Crash on I-81 Southbound Ramp, Winchester, Virginia

Friday, January 3, 2020 at 6:40 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Winchester
Document number
200045073
Local case code
DIV220000640

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

Where and when

Location
I-81 Southbound Ramp
City, county
Winchester
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Yield Sign
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
35 mph
Weather
Rain
Light
Darkness - Road Not Lighted
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 1982 Honda Cr-V

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 27Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2011 Honda Crv

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 34Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 30Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas 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

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

All Winchester crashes, January 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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