A woman and a female juvenile were taken to the hospital with minor injuries Saturday after a three-vehicle crash on westbound I-264 near Rosemont Road in Virginia Beach. Virginia State Police responded to the scene and confirmed both were treated for minor injuries following the collision.
According to WAVY.com, troopers were called to I-264 West near Rosemont Road for a crash involving three vehicles. The woman and the female juvenile were both transported to the hospital for treatment, though their specific relationship to one another was not detailed in the report. The Virginia Department of Transportation provided images from the crash scene, per the same outlet.
A Known Trouble Spot on I-264
The crash happened at Exit 18, where I-264 connects to Rosemont Road, also known as State Route 411, through a six-ramp partial cloverleaf interchange serving the Princess Anne Plaza area, according to AARoads. Rosemont Road itself stretches nearly four miles as State Route 411 between Dam Neck Road and Virginia Beach Boulevard. The stretch of I-264 between the Newtown Road and Rosemont Road interchanges has 12-foot full-depth shoulders for hard shoulder running, along with emergency pull-off areas spaced every quarter mile.
This is not the first time this corridor has seen a chain-reaction wreck. In June 2026, a multi-vehicle crash on westbound I-264 in Virginia Beach injured six people after a car swerved to avoid an earlier crash and struck a guardrail, triggering a string of subsequent collisions, as reported by 13News Now. Regional transportation engineers cited by The Joel Bieber Firm say I-264 interchanges across Virginia Beach consistently rank among the highest crash clusters in the Hampton Roads region, a pattern they attribute to heavy congestion and short merge areas that can trigger sudden slowing and rear-end collisions.
Crashes Climbing Even as Total Collisions Drop
Virginia Beach recorded 4,965 motor vehicle crashes in 2025, resulting in 3,102 injuries and 28 fatalities, according to data from Virginia's Traffic Records Electronic Data System cited by the Joel Bieber Firm. The figures offer a snapshot of traffic crashes and injuries in the city that year.
Officials and safety advocates point to speed and distraction as recurring factors in these corridor crashes. A Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles survey found that 96% of surveyed Virginians admitted to driving over posted speed limits, with state officials identifying speed as a primary contributing factor in crash fatalities statewide. Separately, handheld-device use is a road-safety concern.
After a Crash
After a crash, attention may turn to injuries, property damage and whether driving behavior played a role.
No cause has been determined for Saturday's crash, and Virginia State Police have not indicated whether any charges are expected.
