Crash on Tidewater Trail - RT17 in Essex County, Virginia

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 4:00 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Essex County
Document number
211675334
Local case code
DIV121057481

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

Where and when

Location
Tidewater Trail - RT17
City, county
Essex County
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Officer or Flagger
Work zone
Yes
Posted speed limit
60 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2021 Toyota Sienna

Van

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, male, 26Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, male, 41Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2016 Ford F-550

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 50Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas 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

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

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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