Crash on East Leigh Street at 8TH St N, Richmond, Virginia

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 1:16 PM

Property damage onlyVirginia severity: Property damage only (O)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Richmond
Document number
260550204
Local case code
202602240344

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

Where and when

Location
East Leigh Street at 8TH St N
City, county
Richmond
Collision type
Angle
Intersection type
Three Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Signal
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
25 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2012 Ford Fusion

Passenger car

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Making Left Turn
  • Driver, male, 38Restraint: Other. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML-Class

Passenger car

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 43Restraint: Other. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Did Not Have Right-of-Wayas 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

11 crashes recorded on East Leigh Street in Richmond in the last 12 months, 8 with injuries.

All Richmond crashes, February 2026

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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