Crash on 1865 S Crater Rd, Petersburg, Virginia

Sunday, April 26, 2020 at 7:00 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Petersburg
Document number
201205066
Local case code
20002104

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

Where and when

Location
1865 S Crater Rd
City, county
Petersburg
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
No Traffic Control
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
35 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Dusk
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
5
Injured
5
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2007 Chev Suburbrn

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 28Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, female, 35Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2004 Chev Impala

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Making Left Turn
  • Driver, male, 47Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Serious injury
  • Passenger, male, 42Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2019 Niss Sentra

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 32Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
Summons issuedas 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

5 crashes recorded on S Crater Rd in Petersburg in the last 12 months, 2 with injuries.

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

All Petersburg crashes, April 2020

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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