Shaded: damage area
Unit 1: 2017 Freightliner Cascadia 125
Truck (3 Axles or More)
- Direction of travel
- South
- Maneuver
- Ran Off Road - Left
- Driver, male, 53Restraint: Lap Belt Only. Airbag: Not DeployedFatal
Crash on Interstate-81 in Frederick County, Virginia
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)4 vehicles
- Reporting agency
- Frederick County
- Document number
- 261770005
- Local case code
- DIV226049605
From the VDOT crash data, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.
Where and when
- Location
- Interstate-81
- City, county
- Frederick County
- Collision type
- Head On
- Intersection type
- Not at Intersection
- First harmful event
- Ran Off Road
- 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
- 1
- Killed
- 1
Vehicles and people
Shaded: damage area
Unit 2: 2023 International RH613
Truck (3 Axles or More)
- Direction of travel
- North
- Maneuver
- Going Straight Ahead
- Driver, male, 29Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Not DeployedSerious injury
Shaded: damage area
Unit 3: 2018 Peterbilt 389
Truck (3 Axles or More)
- Direction of travel
- North
- Maneuver
- Going Straight Ahead
- Driver, male, 65Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not DeployedNot injured
Shaded: damage area
Unit 4: 2026 Nissan Altima
Passenger car
- Direction of travel
- North
- Maneuver
- Going Straight Ahead
- Driver, male, 48Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not DeployedNot injured
What the officer recorded
- Unit 1 driver action
- Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas 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.
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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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