Crash on I-81 North, Abingdon, Virginia

Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 2:32 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Abingdon
Document number
232405463
Local case code
DIV423073430

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

Where and when

Location
I-81 North
City, county
Abingdon
Collision type
Other
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Other
Traffic control
No Passing Lines
Work zone
Yes
Posted speed limit
60 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Not Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2017 Ram 3500

Truck (2-Axles)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 36Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2021 Jeep Wrangler

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Ran Off Road - Left
  • Driver, female, 46Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Side
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2017 Chevrolet Silverado

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Ran Off Road - Left
  • Driver, male, 22Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Otheras recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
Summons issuedas recorded on the report
Unit 2 driver action
Avoiding Object in Roadwayas recorded on the report
Unit 3 driver action
Avoiding Object in Roadwayas 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 Abingdon crashes, August 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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