Crash on 1212 Preston Ave, Charlottesville, Virginia

Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 11:33 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Charlottesville
Document number
213035235
Local case code
2021-00028269

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

Where and when

Location
1212 Preston Ave
City, county
Charlottesville
Collision type
Fixed Object - Off Road
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Ran Off Road
Traffic control
No Traffic Control
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
25 / 35 mph
Weather
Rain
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2014 BMW (Germany) X1

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Ran Off Road - Right
  • Driver, maleRestraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, male, 22Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2015 Volkswagen Bug/Beetle

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Parked

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Otheras 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

3 crashes recorded on Preston Ave in Charlottesville in the last 12 months, 2 with injuries.

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

All Charlottesville crashes, October 2021

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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