Crash on Semmes Avenue, Richmond, Virginia

Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM

Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)Pedestrian involved1 vehicleHit and run
Reporting agency
City of Richmond
Document number
260070174
Local case code
20260103-0541

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

Where and when

Location
Semmes Avenue
City, county
Richmond
Collision type
Ped
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Ped
Traffic control
No Traffic Control
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
35 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
Yes
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
1

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2013 Nissan Altima

Passenger car

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 35Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

Not in a vehicle

  • Pedestrian, female, 27
    Fatal

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Hit and Runas 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

9 crashes recorded on Semmes Avenue in Richmond in the last 12 months, 6 with injuries.

All Richmond crashes, January 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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