Crash on Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond, Virginia

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Richmond
Document number
253470001
Local case code
20251212-0592

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

Where and when

Location
Midlothian Turnpike
City, county
Richmond
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
No Traffic Control
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
35 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
3
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2015 Volkswagon Sedan

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 23Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2011 Toyota Sedan

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 59Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, female, 82Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Serious injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas 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

38 crashes recorded on Midlothian Turnpike in Richmond in the last 12 months, 26 with injuries.

All Richmond crashes, December 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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