Crash on 700 5TH St SW, Charlottesville, Virginia

Monday, October 1, 2018 at 5:34 AM

Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)1 vehicle
Reporting agency
City of Charlottesville
Document number
182785089
Local case code
2018-00029175

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

Where and when

Location
700 5TH St SW
City, county
Charlottesville
Collision type
Fixed Object - Off Road
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Trees
Traffic control
No Traffic Control
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
45 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Not Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
1
Killed
1

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2001 Infiniti QX4

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Ran Off Road - Left
  • Driver, 21Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Serious injury
  • Passenger, male, 20Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Fatal

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Apparently Asleepas 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

8 crashes recorded on 5TH St SW in Charlottesville in the last 12 months, 6 with injuries.

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

All Charlottesville crashes, October 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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