Crash on Washington Avenue, Newport News, Virginia

Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)Pedestrian involved1 vehicleHit and run
Reporting agency
City of Newport News
Document number
232425165
Local case code
20230829347

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

Where and when

Location
Washington Avenue
City, county
Newport News
Collision type
Ped
Intersection type
Two Approaches
First harmful event
Ped
Traffic control
Stop Sign
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
35 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
Yes
People involved
2
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2017 Mits

Passenger car

Maneuver
Making Left Turn
  • Driver, female, 18Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt
    Not injured

Not in a vehicle

  • Pedestrian, female, 20
    Serious injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Hit and Runas 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

10 crashes recorded on Washington Avenue in Newport News in the last 12 months, 8 with injuries.

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

All Newport News crashes, August 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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