Crash on I-85, Petersburg, Virginia

Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at 7:19 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Petersburg
Document number
220575148
Local case code
DIV122018811

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

Where and when

Location
I-85
City, county
Petersburg
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
60 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
5
Injured
5
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2007 Chevy Impala

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, male, 41Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, female, 33Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Serious injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2013 Dodge Charger

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, female, 31Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Serious injury
  • Passenger, female, 42Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Serious injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2017 International Pro Star

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, 36Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas 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

17 crashes recorded on I-85 in Petersburg in the last 12 months, 9 with injuries.

No other crashes are recorded within 2 km in the 30 days either side of this one.

All Petersburg crashes, February 2022

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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