Crash on Interstate 81, Bristol, Virginia

Monday, October 27, 2025 at 9:35 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Non-visible injury (C)1 vehicle
Reporting agency
City of Bristol
Document number
253000148
Local case code
DIV425079141

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

Where and when

Location
Interstate 81
City, county
Bristol
Collision type
Fixed Object - Off Road
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Jersey Wall
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
60 mph
Weather
Rain
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
1
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2006 Cadillac Sts

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Changing Lanes
  • Driver, male, 54Restraint: 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

13 crashes recorded on Interstate 81 in Bristol in the last 12 months, 9 with injuries.

All Bristol crashes, October 2025

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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