Crash on RT 29, Altavista, Virginia

Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 11:51 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehiclesHit and run
Reporting agency
Town of Altavista
Document number
180785016
Local case code
DIV318019920

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

Where and when

Location
RT 29
City, county
Altavista
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
65 mph
Weather
Mist
Light
Darkness - Road Not Lighted
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
Yes
People involved
2
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, femaleRestraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 85Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2

Truck (SUV)

Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead

Nearby and recent

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

All Altavista crashes, March 2018

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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