Crash on Preston Ave, Charlottesville, Virginia

Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at 9:20 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Charlottesville
Document number
211945115
Local case code
2021-00018792

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

Where and when

Location
Preston Ave
City, county
Charlottesville
Collision type
Angle
Intersection type
Three 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
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
6
Injured
5
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2016 Jeep (after 1988) Cherokee

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Making Left Turn
  • Driver, female, 22Airbag: Deployed - Side
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, under 18Airbag: Deployed - Side
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, female, 22Airbag: Deployed - Side
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, female, under 18Airbag: Deployed - Side
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2004 Ford Escape

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 59Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, female, 46Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Did Not Have Right-of-Wayas 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, July 2021

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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