Crash on West Leigh Street, Richmond, Virginia

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Non-visible injury (C)2 vehiclesHit and run
Reporting agency
City of Richmond
Document number
252610252
Local case code
2.03E+11

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

Where and when

Location
West Leigh Street
City, county
Richmond
Collision type
Head On
Intersection type
Three Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
No Traffic Control
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
25 mph
Weather
Rain
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
Yes
People involved
3
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2009 Buick Lucerne

Passenger car

Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2014 Honda Cr-V

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, maleRestraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, male, 47Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Hit and Runas 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

9 crashes recorded on West Leigh Street in Richmond in the last 12 months, 6 with injuries.

All Richmond crashes, September 2025

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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