Crash on George Washington Hwy, Portsmouth, Virginia

Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at 1:42 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Portsmouth
Document number
240115451
Local case code
2023014895

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

Where and when

Location
George Washington Hwy
City, county
Portsmouth
Collision type
Head On
Intersection type
Four Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Signal
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
35 / 25 mph
Weather
Rain
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
3
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2007 Toyo Highlander

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 43Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Serious injury
  • Passenger, female, 46Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Serious injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2018 Volk Passat SE

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 46Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2006 Buic Lacross

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Entering Street From Parking Lot
  • Driver, female, 66Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Wrong Side Of Road - Not Overtakingas 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

30 crashes recorded on George Washington Hwy in Portsmouth in the last 12 months, 15 with injuries.

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

All Portsmouth crashes, December 2023

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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