Crash on 5TH St SW, Charlottesville, Virginia

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM

Property damage onlyVirginia severity: Property damage only (O)4 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Charlottesville
Document number
252035179
Local case code
2025-00002297

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

Where and when

Location
5TH St SW
City, county
Charlottesville
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Three Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Stop Sign
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
40 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Dusk
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2002 Toyota Camry

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Making Right Turn
  • Driver, male, 56Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 1989 Cadillac Deville

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 19Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2020 Toyota Rav4

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, female, under 18Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 4: 2002 Subaru Imppreza

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 28Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Disregarded Stop or Yield Signas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Otheras recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
Summons issuedas recorded on the report
Unit 3 driver condition
Looking at Roadsideas recorded on the report
Unit 4 driver action
Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
Unit 4 driver condition
Looking at Roadsideas 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

8 crashes recorded on 5TH St SW in Charlottesville in the last 12 months, 6 with injuries.

All Charlottesville crashes, January 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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