Damage area not recorded
Unit 1: 2023 Freightliner TT
Truck (3 Axles or More)
- Direction of travel
- South
- Maneuver
- Going Straight Ahead
- Driver, male, 46Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not DeployedNot injured
Crash on Southbound I-81, Bristol, Virginia
Friday, January 30, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Property damage onlyVirginia severity: Property damage only (O)2 vehicles
- Reporting agency
- City of Bristol
- Document number
- 260310019
- Local case code
- DIV426005999
From the VDOT crash data, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.
Where and when
- Location
- Southbound I-81
- City, county
- Bristol
- Collision type
- Sideswipe - Same Direction
- Intersection type
- Not at Intersection
- First harmful event
- Motor Vehicle In Transport
- Traffic control
- Traffic Lanes Marked
- Work zone
- No
- Posted speed limit
- 70 mph
- Weather
- Snow
- Light
- Darkness - Road Not Lighted
- Road surface
- Snowy
- Hit and run
- No
- People involved
- 2
- Injured
- 0
- Killed
- 0
Vehicles and people
Shaded: damage area
Unit 2: 2011 Mack GU (Granite)
Truck (2-Axles)
- Direction of travel
- South
- Maneuver
- Going Straight Ahead
- Driver, male, 36Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not DeployedNot injured
What the officer recorded
- Unit 1 driver action
- Improper or Unsafe Lane Changeas recorded on the report
- Unit 2 driver action
- Improper or Unsafe Lane Changeas 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
2 crashes recorded on Southbound I-81 in Bristol in the last 12 months, 0 with injuries.
- Feb 28, 2026, Old Airport Rd2 vehiclesProperty damage only
- Feb 27, 2026, Bonham Rd2 vehiclesProperty damage only
- Feb 26, 2026, 2800 Lee Hwy2 vehiclesProperty damage only
- Feb 21, 2026, 4635 Lee Hwy2 vehiclesProperty damage only
- Feb 19, 2026, I-81 South1 vehicle, 1 injuredInjury crash
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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