Crash on I95 Ramp, Colonial Heights, Virginia

Monday, August 21, 2017 at 1:15 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Colonial Heights
Document number
172345074
Local case code
17028921

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

Where and when

Location
I95 Ramp
City, county
Colonial Heights
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Three Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Yield Sign
Work zone
Yes
Posted speed limit
35 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2001 Honda Passport

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Merging Into Traffic Lane
  • Driver, female, 49Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2002 Dodge Caravan

Van

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 65Restraint: 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 driver condition
Otheras 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

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

All Colonial Heights crashes, August 2017

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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