Crash on Interstate 95 Southbound in Sussex County, Virginia

Monday, March 21, 2022 at 4:05 AM

Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
Sussex County
Document number
220815018
Local case code
DIV522031856

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

Where and when

Location
Interstate 95 Southbound
City, county
Sussex County
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
70 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Not Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
2
Killed
1

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2008 Nissan Altima

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 68Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Fatal
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 1990 Kenworth TF

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 50Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2016 Peterbilt 579

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Ran Off Road - Left
  • Driver, female, 59Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, male, 60Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
Unit 3 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

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

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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