Crash on South 71 in Russell County, Virginia

Friday, July 10, 2026 at 11:45 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)1 vehicle
Reporting agency
Russell County
Document number
261920233
Local case code
DIV426050321

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

Where and when

Location
South 71
City, county
Russell County
Collision type
Fixed Object - Off Road
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Ran Off Road
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
55 mph
Weather
Fog
Light
Darkness - Road Not Lighted
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
1
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 24Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas 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

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

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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