Crash on 505 Effingham St, Portsmouth, Virginia

Monday, February 16, 2026 at 9:18 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Portsmouth
Document number
260610415
Local case code
2026001392

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

Where and when

Location
505 Effingham St
City, county
Portsmouth
Collision type
Sideswipe - Opposite Direction
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Parked Vehicle
Traffic control
Traffic Signal
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
30 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
1
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2014 Chev 1500

Van

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 68Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2025 Hyun Elantra

Passenger car

Maneuver
Parked

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Wrong Side Of Road - Not Overtakingas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Illnessas recorded on the report
Unit 1 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

30 crashes recorded on Effingham St in Portsmouth in the last 12 months, 19 with injuries.

All Portsmouth 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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