Crash on Interstate 81 in Rockingham County, Virginia

Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 12:23 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Rockingham County
Document number
253050166
Local case code
DIV225088841

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

Where and when

Location
Interstate 81
City, county
Rockingham 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
70 mph
Weather
Rain
Light
Darkness - Road Not Lighted
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2018 Ford Fusion

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 58Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Serious injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2019 Pierce Manufacturing Pumper

Emergency Vehicle (Regardless of Veh Type)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, male, 22Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Exceeded Speed Limitas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Looking at Roadsideas 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.

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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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