Crash on Rte. 29, Chatham, Virginia

Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 3:45 PM

Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Chatham
Document number
192505189
Local case code
DIV619080655

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

Where and when

Location
Rte. 29
City, county
Chatham
Collision type
Angle
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
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
3
Killed
1

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2017 Peterbilt 330 TK

Truck (2-Axles)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Ran Off Road - Right
  • Driver, male, 29Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Serious injury
  • Passenger, female, 51Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Serious injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2014 Nissan Rogue

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 63Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Fatal
  • Passenger, female, 65Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Serious injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Fatiguedas 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 Chatham crashes, September 2019

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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