Crash on Mechanicsville Turnpike in Hanover County, Virginia

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Hanover County
Document number
253640221
Local case code
25-210545

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

Where and when

Location
Mechanicsville Turnpike
City, county
Hanover County
Collision type
Sideswipe - Same Direction
Intersection type
Three Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
40 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: 2020 Jeep Gladiator

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Making Left Turn
  • Driver, 30Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2016 Buick Encore

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 71Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury

Nearby and recent

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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