Crash on East Wythe Street, Petersburg, Virginia

Friday, April 17, 2026 at 10:00 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)Pedestrian involved1 vehicleHit and run
Reporting agency
City of Petersburg
Document number
261080033
Local case code
P26-001761

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

Where and when

Location
East Wythe Street
City, county
Petersburg
Collision type
Ped
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
One Way Road or Street
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
25 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
Yes
People involved
2
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2025 Tesla Cybertruck

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 33
    Not injured

Not in a vehicle

  • Pedestrian, male, 43
    Minor 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

11 crashes recorded on East Wythe Street in Petersburg in the last 12 months, 7 with injuries.

All Petersburg crashes, April 2026

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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