Crash on Russell Road, Abingdon, Virginia

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 1:07 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Abingdon
Document number
182845366
Local case code
18A-00233

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

Where and when

Location
Russell Road
City, county
Abingdon
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Three Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
25 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 1990 GMC Vandura

Van

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 66Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2010 Suzuki SX4

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, female, 66Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 54Restraint: 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 driver condition
Eyes Not on Roadas 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

5 crashes recorded on Russell Road in Abingdon in the last 12 months, 4 with injuries.

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

All Abingdon crashes, October 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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