Crash on RT 83 in Dickenson County, Virginia

Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 8:20 AM

Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Dickenson County
Document number
183185320
Local case code
DIV418099547

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

Where and when

Location
RT 83
City, county
Dickenson County
Collision type
Head On
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Cross Centerline
Traffic control
No Passing Lines
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
55 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
3
Killed
1

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2006 Volkwagon Jetta

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Changing Lanes
  • Driver, male, 54Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Fatal
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2014 Dodge Durango

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 30Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, female, under 18Restraint: Child Restraint. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, female, under 18Restraint: Child Restraint. 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

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

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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