Crash on I 81 in Shenandoah County, Virginia

Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Shenandoah County
Document number
253130223
Local case code
DIV225091619

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

Where and when

Location
I 81
City, county
Shenandoah 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
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Dusk
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2006 Chrysler Town and Country

Van

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 81Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 78Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2021 Mazda Mazda6

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, female, 20Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas 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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