Crash on I-85 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Dinwiddie County
Document number
250335199
Local case code
DIV125003428

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

Where and when

Location
I-85
City, county
Dinwiddie County
Collision type
Rear End
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
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2016 Infiniti QX50

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 42Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Side
    Serious injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2014 Peterbilt 365

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Merging Into Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 26Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Serious injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
Summons issuedas recorded on the report
Unit 2 driver action
Improper or Unsafe Lane Changeas recorded on the report
Unit 2 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.

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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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