Crash on 5TH St SW @ 5TH St Station PY at 5TH St SW, Charlottesville, Virginia

Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 7:35 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Non-visible injury (C)2 vehiclesHit and run
Reporting agency
City of Charlottesville
Document number
242135155
Local case code
2024-00024384

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

Where and when

Location
5TH St SW @ 5TH St Station PY at 5TH St SW
City, county
Charlottesville
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Four Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Signal
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
40 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
Yes
People involved
3
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: Cadillac

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Making U-Turn
  • Driver, maleRestraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, male, 22Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: Mercedes-Benz

  • Driver, male
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 2 driver action
Disregarded Traffic Signalas 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 Charlottesville crashes, July 2024

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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