Crash on West Morgan Avenue, Pennington Gap, Virginia

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 3:15 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Pennington Gap
Document number
202965131
Local case code
20201021-0004

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

Where and when

Location
West Morgan Avenue
City, county
Pennington Gap
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Other Fixed Object
Traffic control
No Passing Lines
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
35 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
3
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2019 Dodge Journey

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 38Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, female, 45Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2008 Dodge Dakota

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 28Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Eating/Drinkingas recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
Summons issuedas recorded on the report
Unit 2 violation cited
Summons issuedas 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

5 crashes recorded on West Morgan Avenue in Pennington Gap 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 Pennington Gap crashes, October 2020

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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