Crash on Wards Ferry Rd, Lynchburg, Virginia

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 9:02 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Lynchburg
Document number
182545127
Local case code
2018013107

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

Where and when

Location
Wards Ferry Rd
City, county
Lynchburg
Collision type
Non-Collision
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Cross Centerline
Traffic control
Officer or Flagger
Work zone
Yes
Posted speed limit
25 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

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2010 Cadi 4-Door

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Changing Lanes
  • Driver, female, 46Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2009 Suzi Boulevard

Motorcycle

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Changing Lanes
  • Driver, male, 66Restraint: Helmet. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Serious injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Improper or Unsafe Lane Changeas recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
Summons issuedas recorded on the report
Unit 2 driver action
Avoiding Other Vehicleas 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

11 crashes recorded on Wards Ferry Rd in Lynchburg in the last 12 months, 5 with injuries.

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

All Lynchburg crashes, August 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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