Crash on Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, Virginia

Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehiclesHit and run
Reporting agency
City of Newport News
Document number
253100337
Local case code
20251023578

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

Where and when

Location
Jefferson Avenue
City, county
Newport News
Collision type
Sideswipe - Same Direction
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
45 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
Yes
People involved
1
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2017 Hyundai Elantra

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Merging Into Traffic Lane
  • Driver, maleRestraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 1992 Ford Ranger

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Exceeded Speed Limitas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Eating/Drinkingas 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

392 crashes recorded on Jefferson Avenue in Newport News in the last 12 months, 234 with injuries.

All Newport News 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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