Crash on Interstate 195 Southbound, Richmond, Virginia

Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 8:45 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)4 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Richmond
Document number
173035555
Local case code
DIV117127935

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

Where and when

Location
Interstate 195 Southbound
City, county
Richmond
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
55 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
6
Injured
3
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2009 Hyundai Santa FE

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 38Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Serious injury
  • Passenger, male, 36Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Serious injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2014 Honda Accord

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 19Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, male, 20Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2014 Ford Fusion

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 61Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 4: 2012 Volkswagen Golf

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 70Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 2 driver action
Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
Unit 2 violation cited
Summons issuedas recorded on the report
Unit 3 driver action
Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
Unit 3 violation cited
Summons issuedas recorded on the report
Unit 4 driver action
Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
Unit 4 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.

All Richmond crashes, October 2017

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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