Crash on Interstate 81, Stephens City, Virginia

Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 6:00 AM

Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)5 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Stephens City
Document number
171295260
Local case code
DIV217038432

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

Where and when

Location
Interstate 81
City, county
Stephens City
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
70 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Dawn
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
7
Injured
1
Killed
2

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2017 Kenworth T680

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 55Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 53Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2013 Mercedes Benz 2500 Sprinter

Van

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 46Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt
    Fatal
  • Passenger, male, under 18Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt
    Fatal
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2006 Volvo Vnl

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 56Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 4: 2006 Frht Columbia

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 64Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 5: 2017 Volvo D13

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 33Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Eyes Not on Roadas recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
Summons issuedas recorded on the report
Unit 2 driver condition
Otheras 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

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

All Stephens City crashes, May 2017

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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