Crash on Rt286/Fairfax County Parkway, Herndon, Virginia

Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 8:16 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Herndon
Document number
182485220
Local case code
20182340055

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

Where and when

Location
Rt286/Fairfax County Parkway
City, county
Herndon
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
50 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
5
Injured
5
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2012 Ford Focus

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 24Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2014 Jeep Liberty

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Merging Into Traffic Lane
  • Driver, female, 23Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, female, 26Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, female, 27Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2013 Honda Crv

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 32Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Otheras recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
Summons issuedas recorded on the report
Unit 2 driver action
Improper or Unsafe Lane Changeas recorded on the report
Unit 2 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

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

All Herndon crashes, August 2018

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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