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Fatal crashes on I-95 in Virginia
Every fatal crash NHTSA coded to Interstate 95 in Virginia, 2020 to 2024, with the year, the county and what the record says about each. Fatal crashes only, and a count, not a rate: the federal record has no traffic volume for a road.
I-95 in Virginia2020 to 2024 · fatal crashes recorded by NHTSA
175fatal crashes over five years · 195 deaths
Over 2020 to 2024, NHTSA recorded 175 fatal crashes on I-95 in Virginia, in which 195 people died. That is 4% of the 4,369 fatal crashes recorded in Virginia in those years, about 35 a year. 11 of the 175 were coded to a ramp, frontage or service road of I-95 rather than the main lanes. In 2024, the latest year, 30 were recorded.
- Counted
- FARS crashes 2020 to 2024 in Virginia whose TWAY_ID or TWAY_ID2 begins I-95
- Share
- 175 ÷ 4,369 fatal crashes in Virginia = 4%
Every year, 2020 to 2024
| Year | Fatal crashes on I-95 | Deaths | Fatal crashes in Virginia | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 33 | 39 | 796 | 4% |
| 2021 | 40 | 48 | 906 | 4% |
| 2022 | 37 | 39 | 944 | 4% |
| 2023 | 35 | 39 | 856 | 4% |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 867 | 3% |
2024 is NHTSA’s Annual Report File and will be revised when the final file replaces it.
Where on I-95: by county, 2020 to 2024
The counties the crashes were coded to, alphabetical. A road’s count in a county depends on how many miles of it run there and how busy they are; the page does not rank the counties. Each name opens the county page with its own rate.
- Alexandria city 1
- Caroline County 12
- Chesterfield County 15
- Colonial Heights city 5
- Dinwiddie County 1
- Emporia city 1
- Fairfax County 18
- Fredericksburg city 4
- Greensville County 4
- Hanover County 22
- Henrico County 11
- Petersburg city 3
- Prince George County 9
- Prince William County 16
- Richmond city 15
- Spotsylvania County 12
- Stafford County 15
- Sussex County 11
What the record says about those crashes, 2020 to 2024
Every figure is a count of the 175 fatal crashes NHTSA coded to I-95 in Virginia over five years, from the fields FARS records. Nothing is estimated or inferred.
| Road type | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Interstate | 172 | 98% |
| Other freeway or expressway | 2 | 1% |
| Other principal arterial | 1 | 1% |
| Minor arterial | 0 | 0% |
| Major collector | 0 | 0% |
| Minor collector | 0 | 0% |
| Local road | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown or not reported | 0 | 0% |
| Rural | 63 | 36% |
| Urban | 112 | 64% |
| Time of day | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Midnight to 5:59 am | 67 | 38% |
| 6 am to 11:59 am | 27 | 15% |
| Noon to 5:59 pm | 45 | 26% |
| 6 pm to 11:59 pm | 36 | 21% |
| Hour unknown | 0 | 0% |
| Light | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Daylight | 70 | 40% |
| Dark, not lighted (or lighting unknown) | 70 | 40% |
| Dark, lighted | 27 | 15% |
| Dawn or dusk | 8 | 5% |
| Unknown or not reported | 0 | 0% |
| Day of week | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 24 | 14% |
| Monday | 18 | 10% |
| Tuesday | 20 | 11% |
| Wednesday | 28 | 16% |
| Thursday | 27 | 15% |
| Friday | 26 | 15% |
| Saturday | 32 | 18% |
| Month | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 14 | 8% |
| February | 15 | 9% |
| March | 12 | 7% |
| April | 10 | 6% |
| May | 16 | 9% |
| June | 13 | 7% |
| July | 13 | 7% |
| August | 15 | 9% |
| September | 18 | 10% |
| October | 17 | 10% |
| November | 20 | 11% |
| December | 12 | 7% |
| Weather | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | 0 | 0% |
| Cloudy | 0 | 0% |
| Rain | 26 | 15% |
| Snow, sleet or freezing rain | 2 | 1% |
| Fog, smog or smoke | 0 | 0% |
| Severe wind, blowing sand or other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown or not reported | 147 | 84% |
| Involving | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A pedestrian | 24 | 14% |
| A bicyclist or other cyclist | 1 | 1% |
| A speeding-related vehicle | 58 | 33% |
| A driver police reported as drinking | 20 | 11% |
| A large truck (over 10,000 lb) | 44 | 25% |
| A motorcycle | 13 | 7% |
| A hit-and-run vehicle | 12 | 7% |
| A teen driver (15 to 19) | 9 | 5% |
Road type is FARS FUNC_SYS for the crash, which can differ from the route’s class where a crash was coded on a frontage road or ramp; speeding is any vehicle coded SPEEDREL 2 to 5; drinking is any driver coded DRINKING = 1 (police-reported, not a blood-alcohol test).
How this is counted
- The road is the designation FARS wrote. Each crash in NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System names the trafficway it was on (
TWAY_ID) and, at an intersection, a second one (TWAY_ID2). NHTSA standardises the route designation (I-45,US-59,SR-6) and the police often add a local name after it (I-45/NORTH FWY) or a ramp or frontage word. The page counts every crash whose designation is I-95, once, whatever followed it. Nothing else is matched: a crash coded only to a local street name is not here even if that street is this road. - Same number, another state, another road. I-95 in Virginia is counted within Virginia only. Where the route continues into a neighbouring state it has its own page there, and a State Route number means nothing outside its state.
- Only roads with ten or more fatal crashes over 2020 to 2024 have a page. Fewer is too few to say anything, and the county page already lists the most-named roads in each county as the police wrote them.
- No rate, no rank. The Virginia page lists every numbered road in route order with its count and nothing else. Roads with more lanes, more miles or more traffic record more fatal crashes; the record cannot separate those from the road’s design.
Informational only, not professional advice. Last reviewed: October 2026. Data snapshot built 2026-10-30.
Other roads in Virginia
- I-64 161
- I-66 27
- I-77 11
- I-81 134
- I-85 32
- I-264 28
- I-295 40
- I-495 28
- I-664 14
- SR-3 39
- SR-5 13
- SR-7 25
- SR-10 27
- SR-16 11
- SR-24 19
- SR-28 20
- SR-30 10
- SR-33 18
- SR-40 22
- SR-41 10
- SR-42 20
- SR-57 16
- SR-122 10
- SR-123 10
- SR-143 24
- SR-150 10
- SR-165 22
- SR-168 17
- SR-208 15
- SR-234 14
In route order, first thirty; the full list is on the Virginia page.