Crash on chesapeake expressway, Chesapeake, Virginia

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 6:38 AM

Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Chesapeake
Document number
261740015
Local case code
2026-00064593

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

Where and when

Location
chesapeake expressway
City, county
Chesapeake
Collision type
Head On
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
55 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Dawn
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
2
Killed
2

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2007 GMC Sierra

Truck (2-Axles)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Other
  • Driver, male, 48Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Fatal
  • Passenger, male, 51Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Fatal
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2023 Gm GM515

Truck (2-Axles)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 44Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Serious injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2017 Chev Silverado

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 41Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Wrong Side Of Road - Not Overtakingas 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

4 crashes recorded on chesapeake expressway in Chesapeake in the last 12 months, 3 with injuries.

All Chesapeake crashes, May 2026

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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