Crash on Westbound I-64, Chesapeake, Virginia

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 9:01 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Chesapeake
Document number
260490315
Local case code
DIV526016338

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

Where and when

Location
Westbound I-64
City, county
Chesapeake
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
Yes
Posted speed limit
60 mph
Weather
Mist
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, female, 25Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Serious injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2017 Hyundai Elantra

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, female, 30Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas 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

3 crashes recorded on Westbound I-64 in Chesapeake in the last 12 months, 3 with injuries.

All Chesapeake crashes, February 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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