Crash on South Main Street, Bridgewater, Virginia

Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at 2:54 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Non-visible injury (C)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Bridgewater
Document number
183595114
Local case code
2018-001943

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

Where and when

Location
South Main Street
City, county
Bridgewater
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Four Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Signal
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
30 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2015 Kia Optima

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 61Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2008 Dodge Nitro

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 39Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 27Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible 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

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 Bridgewater crashes, December 2018

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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