Shaded: damage area
Unit 1: 2016 Chevrolet Malibue
Passenger car
- Direction of travel
- East
- Maneuver
- Merging Into Traffic Lane
- Driver, female, 38Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not DeployedMinor injury
Crash on I-495 East (Thru), Alexandria, Virginia
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
- Reporting agency
- City of Alexandria
- Document number
- 260110204
- Local case code
- DIV726002104
From the VDOT crash data, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.
Where and when
- Location
- I-495 East (Thru)
- City, county
- Alexandria
- Collision type
- Sideswipe - Same Direction
- Intersection type
- Not at Intersection
- First harmful event
- Motor Vehicle In Transport
- Traffic control
- Traffic Lanes Marked
- Work zone
- No
- Posted speed limit
- 55 mph
- Weather
- No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
- Light
- Daylight
- Road surface
- Dry
- Hit and run
- No
- People involved
- 2
- Injured
- 1
- Killed
- 0
Vehicles and people
Shaded: damage area
Unit 2: 2012 Ford F-750
Truck (2-Axles)
- Direction of travel
- East
- Maneuver
- Going Straight Ahead
- Driver, female, 55Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not DeployedNot injured
What the officer recorded
- Unit 1 driver action
- Did Not Have Right-of-Wayas recorded on the report
- Unit 1 violation cited
- Summons issuedas recorded on the report
- Unit 2 driver action
- Exceeded Safe Speed But Not Speed Limitas 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
2 crashes recorded on I-495 East (Thru) in Alexandria in the last 12 months, 1 with injuries.
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- Feb 6, 2026, I95 North Express4 vehicles, 2 injuredInjury crash
- Feb 6, 2026, Telegraph Road1 vehicle, 1 injuredInjury crash
- Feb 6, 2026, South West Street at West St2 vehicles, 1 injuredInjury crash
- Feb 6, 2026, Route 1 South1 vehicleProperty damage only
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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