Crash on 5500 Richmond Hwy, Lynchburg, Virginia

Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 4:57 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Lynchburg
Document number
183515324
Local case code
2018018160

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

Where and when

Location
5500 Richmond Hwy
City, county
Lynchburg
Collision type
Fixed Object - Off Road
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
65 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Dusk
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
4
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2005 Mazd Mazda3

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 20Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Serious injury
  • Passenger, female, 18Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Serious injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2011 Cadi Srx

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 44Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, female, under 18Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Possible 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

11 crashes recorded on Richmond Hwy in Lynchburg in the last 12 months, 3 with injuries.

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

All Lynchburg crashes, December 2018

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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