A three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Chesapeake Boulevard and Kennedy Street in Norfolk sent a 73-year-old woman to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries on Saturday afternoon. Police cited her for following too closely after determining the wreck was a rear-end collision.
Officers were called to the scene around 3:15 p.m., according to 13News Now. Investigating officers found that the collision was a rear-end crash involving three vehicles, the station reported.
The driver of one of the vehicles, a 73-year-old woman, was taken to a hospital, where her injuries were described as non-life-threatening. She was cited for following too closely, per the same report.
What Virginia Law Says About Following Too Closely
The citation stems from a specific standard spelled out in Virginia code. Under Virginia law, the driver of a motor vehicle may not follow another vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer more closely than is reasonable and prudent, with due regard to the speed of both vehicles and the traffic and road conditions at the time.
Tracking Crash Data on a Busy Norfolk Corridor
Chesapeake Boulevard runs through a stretch of Norfolk that has seen serious crashes reported in past years. The city maintains a broader picture of roadway safety through its own records: Norfolk's open data portal hosts a traffic-crash dataset covering reportable crashes within city limits, tracking details like crash date, time, street name, number of vehicles involved and injury severity.
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles publishes an annual traffic crash facts report produced in cooperation with other state agencies, though that publication does not offer a corridor-specific breakdown for Chesapeake Boulevard.
No further information on citations, court dates or other disposition in Saturday's crash has been made public.
