Crash on 81, Abingdon, Virginia

Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 5:05 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)1 vehicle
Reporting agency
Town of Abingdon
Document number
173195400
Local case code
DIV417112378

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

Where and when

Location
81
City, county
Abingdon
Collision type
Fixed Object - Off Road
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Guard Rail
Traffic control
No Passing Lines
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
70 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Dusk
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2002 Ford Explorer

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Ran Off Road - Left
  • Driver, male, 42Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Serious injury
  • Passenger, male, 35Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Serious injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas 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

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

All Abingdon crashes, November 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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