Crash on RT15 James Madision Hwy in Louisa County, Virginia

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 4:04 AM

Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Louisa County
Document number
243535365
Local case code
DIV124129495

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

Where and when

Location
RT15 James Madision Hwy
City, county
Louisa County
Collision type
Head On
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
55 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Not Lighted
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
1
Killed
2

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2002 Mazda Protege5

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 36Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Fatal
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2001 Toyota Corolla

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 63Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Fatal
  • Passenger, male, 20Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Serious injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Wrong Side Of Road - Not Overtakingas 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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