Crash on I-81 North, Bristol, Virginia

Monday, July 29, 2024 at 9:30 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Bristol
Document number
242125195
Local case code
DIV424061565

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

Where and when

Location
I-81 North
City, county
Bristol
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
Yes
Posted speed limit
70 mph
Weather
Rain
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 1997 Ford F-250

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, male, 82Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2015 Mazda Mazda3

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 42Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, male, under 18Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Serious injury

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

8 crashes recorded on I-81 North in Bristol 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 Bristol crashes, July 2024

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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