Crash on Monitor Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel, Newport News, Virginia

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Non-visible injury (C)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Newport News
Document number
251950185
Local case code
DIV525075239

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

Where and when

Location
Monitor Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel
City, county
Newport News
Collision type
Sideswipe - Same Direction
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
60 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2023 Kia K5

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Changing Lanes
  • Driver, female, 35Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Side
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2016 Nissan Maxima

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Changing Lanes
  • Driver, female, 57Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Improper or Unsafe Lane Changeas 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

2 crashes recorded on Monitor Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel in Newport News in the last 12 months, 1 with injuries.

All Newport News crashes, July 2025

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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