Crash on Emmet St N @ Hydraulic Rd, Charlottesville, Virginia

Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 7:32 PM

Property damage onlyVirginia severity: Property damage only (O)3 vehiclesHit and run
Reporting agency
City of Charlottesville
Document number
242345106
Local case code
2024-00026765

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

Where and when

Location
Emmet St N @ Hydraulic Rd
City, county
Charlottesville
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
35 mph
Weather
Rain
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
Yes
People involved
3
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, maleRestraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, maleRestraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3

Direction of travel
North
  • Driver
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Textingas 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 Charlottesville crashes, August 2024

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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