Crash on RT-287 / Berlin Turnpike, Purcellville, Virginia

Friday, March 6, 2020 at 8:20 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Purcellville
Document number
200675048
Local case code
PPD200000165

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

Where and when

Location
RT-287 / Berlin Turnpike
City, county
Purcellville
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Three Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Signal
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
35 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Not Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
4
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2015 Nissan Pathfinder

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, female, 18Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, under 18Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2019 Jeep Compass

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 76Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2017 Hyundai Elantra

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, female, 20Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Eyes Not on Roadas 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 Purcellville crashes, March 2020

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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