Crash on W Mercury Blvd, Hampton, Virginia

Monday, August 5, 2024 at 8:32 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Hampton
Document number
242215049
Local case code
240805046

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
Four Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Signal
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
4
Injured
4
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2012 Hyun Sonata

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 19Restraint: Lap Belt Only. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, female, 65Restraint: Lap Belt Only. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Serious injury
  • Passenger, female, 67Restraint: Lap Belt Only. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2021 Toyt 4 Runner

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 67Restraint: Lap Belt Only. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Eyes Not on Roadas 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, August 2024

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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