Crash on Jefferson Ave, Newport News, Virginia

Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 6:27 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Newport News
Document number
232315309
Local case code
P20230819421

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

Where and when

Location
Jefferson Ave
City, county
Newport News
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Four Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
45 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: 2016 Kawasaki Ninja

Motorcycle

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Changing Lanes
  • Driver, male, 31Restraint: Helmet
    Serious injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2019 Ford Escape

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, female, 43Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Exceeded Speed Limitas 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

110 crashes recorded on Jefferson Ave in Newport News in the last 12 months, 60 with injuries.

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

All Newport News 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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