Crash on Amherst Street, Winchester, Virginia

Monday, February 5, 2018 at 1:12 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Winchester
Document number
180375164
Local case code
18005235

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

Where and when

Location
Amherst Street
City, county
Winchester
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
No Passing Lines
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
4
Injured
4
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2003 Chrysler (gold) Town & Country

Van

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 45Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
  • PassengerRestraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2015 Chrysler (blue) Van

Van

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 35Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2000 Ford Explorer

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, female, 53Restraint: 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
Passenger(s)as 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

16 crashes recorded on Amherst Street in Winchester in the last 12 months, 4 with injuries.

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

All Winchester crashes, February 2018

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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