Crash on I-495 South in Fairfax County, Virginia

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)3 vehicles

Reporting agency: Fairfax County
Document number: 250175493
Local case code: DIV725004376

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

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Where and when

Location: I-495 South
City, county: Fairfax County
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: 55 mph
Weather: No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light: Daylight
Road surface: Dry
Hit and run: No
People involved: 4
Injured: 3
Killed: 0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2024 Toyota Sienna

Van

Direction of travel: South
Maneuver: Changing Lanes

Driver, male, 72Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
Minor injury
Passenger, male, 72Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
Minor injury

Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2025 Tesla Model Y

Passenger car

Direction of travel: South
Maneuver: Going Straight Ahead

Driver, female, 68Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
Minor injury

Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2024 Ram 2500

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel: South
Maneuver: Going Straight Ahead

Driver, male, 48Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action: Following Too Closeas 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

Feb 11, 2025, I-495 South2 vehicles, 2 injuredInjury crash
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Feb 10, 2025, Southbound I-4951 vehicle, 1 injuredInjury crash
Feb 5, 2025, Interstate 495 North3 vehicles, 1 injuredInjury crash
Feb 5, 2025, Interstate 495 Northbound2 vehicles, 1 injuredInjury crash

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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