Crash on I-95 South, Petersburg, Virginia

Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 5:00 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Petersburg
Document number
210585197
Local case code
DIV121016118

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

Where and when

Location
I-95 South
City, county
Petersburg
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
55 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
3
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2017 Ford Fusion

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, female, 21Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, female, 61Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2019 Hyundai Accent

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, male, 20Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2015 Toyota Camry

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, female, 62Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 2 driver action
Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
Unit 2 violation cited
Summons issuedas recorded on the report
Unit 3 driver action
Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
Unit 3 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

3 crashes recorded on I-95 South in Petersburg in the last 12 months, 1 with injuries.

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

All Petersburg crashes, February 2021

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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