Crash on 5TH St SW Harris Rd at 5TH St SW, Charlottesville, Virginia

Friday, November 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Non-visible injury (C)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Charlottesville
Document number
253195006
Local case code
2025-00042224

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

Where and when

Location
5TH St SW Harris Rd at 5TH St SW
City, county
Charlottesville
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Four Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Signal
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
40 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2015 Mazda CX5

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, male, 62Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2015 Chevrolet Traverse

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 51Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 2 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.

Nearby and recent

1 crash recorded on 5TH St SW Harris Rd in Charlottesville in the last 12 months, 1 with injuries.

All Charlottesville crashes, November 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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