Crash on 0001/Richmond Highway, Dumfries, Virginia

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 1:10 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehiclesHit and run
Reporting agency
Town of Dumfries
Document number
232925178
Local case code
PD230037423

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

Where and when

Location
0001/Richmond Highway
City, county
Dumfries
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Four Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Signal
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
45 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
Yes
People involved
3
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2017 Dodge Ram

Pick-up Truck

Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 31
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2001 Ford Taurus

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 31Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 34Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas 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 Dumfries crashes, October 2023

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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