Crash on 1185 5TH St SW, Charlottesville, Virginia

Friday, October 20, 2023 at 2:53 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Non-visible injury (C)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Charlottesville
Document number
232975132
Local case code
2023-00033396

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

Where and when

Location
1185 5TH St SW
City, county
Charlottesville
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Signal
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
45 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Ran Off Road - Right
  • Driver, male, 30Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 34Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2021 Porsche Cayenne

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 36Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2015 Honda Pilot

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 72Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas 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

8 crashes recorded on 5TH St SW in Charlottesville in the last 12 months, 6 with injuries.

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

All Charlottesville crashes, October 2023

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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