Crash on Preston Ave at Rugby Rd, Charlottesville, Virginia

Monday, January 15, 2024 at 12:09 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Non-visible injury (C)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Charlottesville
Document number
240385111
Local case code
2024-00001360

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

Where and when

Location
Preston Ave at Rugby Rd
City, county
Charlottesville
Collision type
Sideswipe - Opposite Direction
Intersection type
Three Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
No Traffic Control
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
25 mph
Weather
Snow
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2008 Honda Accord

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 21Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2022 Ram Promaster

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Making Left Turn
  • Driver, male, 50Restraint: Shoulder Belt Only. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Disregarded Traffic Signalas 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

3 crashes recorded on Preston Ave in Charlottesville in the last 12 months, 2 with injuries.

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

All Charlottesville crashes, January 2024

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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