Crash on Highway 17, Chesapeake, Virginia

Monday, May 8, 2023 at 5:38 AM

Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Chesapeake
Document number
231885259
Local case code
23-54724

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

Where and when

Location
Highway 17
City, county
Chesapeake
Collision type
Angle
Intersection type
Three Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
35 / 55 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Dawn
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
1
Killed
1

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 1996 Lincoln Town Car

Passenger car

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 63Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Fatal
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2011 Freightliner Cascade

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 61Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Disregarded Stop or Yield Signas 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

1 crash recorded on Highway 17 in Chesapeake in the last 12 months, 1 with injuries.

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

All Chesapeake crashes, May 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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