Crash on RT 71 in Scott County, Virginia

Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM

Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Scott County
Document number
250805212
Local case code
DIV425019503

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

Where and when

Location
RT 71
City, county
Scott County
Collision type
Head On
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: 2009 Hyun Accent

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Passing
  • Driver, 34Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Serious injury
  • Passenger, 40Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Fatal
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2005 Chry T&C

Van

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 87Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Serious injury
  • Passenger, female, 81Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Serious injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Improper Passingas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Fatiguedas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Driver Fatigueas 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.

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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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