Crash on Temple Avenue, Colonial Heights, Virginia

Monday, June 5, 2023 at 12:49 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Non-visible injury (C)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Colonial Heights
Document number
231935172
Local case code
2023-00010806

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

Where and when

Location
Temple Avenue
City, county
Colonial Heights
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Four Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Signal
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
35 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 1995 Chevrolet Gmt-400

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 70Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2008 Suzuki-American Suzuki VL1500

Motorcycle

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 46Restraint: Helmet
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Improper Start From Parked Positionas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Eyesight Defectiveas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Cell Phoneas 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

31 crashes recorded on Temple Avenue in Colonial Heights in the last 12 months, 17 with injuries.

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

All Colonial Heights crashes, June 2023

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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