Crash on W Mercury Blvd, Hampton, Virginia

Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 10:41 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Hampton
Document number
230585253
Local case code
230226019

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

Where and when

Location
W Mercury Blvd
City, county
Hampton
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Four Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
No Traffic Control
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
45 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
5
Injured
4
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2005 Toyt XA

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 47Restraint: Lap Belt Only. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2009 Hond Fit

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 26Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2023 Toyt Corolla

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 30Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, under 18Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, female, 41Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Looking at Sceneryas 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

209 crashes recorded on W Mercury Blvd in Hampton in the last 12 months, 156 with injuries.

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

All Hampton crashes, February 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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