Crash on SB I-81, Middletown, Virginia

Monday, June 19, 2017 at 9:00 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Middletown
Document number
171715353
Local case code
DIV217053567

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

Where and when

Location
SB I-81
City, county
Middletown
Collision type
Sideswipe - Same Direction
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
65 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Not Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2005 Freightliner ST120

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Changing Lanes
  • Driver, male, 41Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt
    Serious injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2015 Kenworth 310

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 46Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas 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

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

All Middletown crashes, June 2017

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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