Crash on W Mercury Blvd, Hampton, Virginia

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 7:12 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Hampton
Document number
230765093
Local case code
230315034

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

Where and when

Location
W Mercury Blvd
City, county
Hampton
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
45 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
5
Injured
5
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2007 Chev Impala

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 52Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Serious injury
  • Passenger, male, 48Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2007 Hond Accord

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 28Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, male, under 18Restraint: Child Restraint. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2000 Ford Ranger

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 59Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Cell Phoneas recorded on the report
Unit 1 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

207 crashes recorded on W Mercury Blvd in Hampton in the last 12 months, 154 with injuries.

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

All Hampton crashes, March 2023

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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