Hampton Roads continues to struggle with traffic safety. According to the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization, the region has the highest motor vehicle crash rate and the highest injury rate of any metropolitan area in Virginia. A large share of those crashes happen at intersections, where heavy traffic, complicated lane configurations, and routine driver errors combine to dangerous effect. Drawing on HRTPO and Virginia DMV crash data, the intersections below rank among the most hazardous in the region. If you or a loved one has been hurt in a crash at one of them, a Virginia car accident lawyer can help you.
The Region’s Most Hazardous Intersections
1. Mercury Boulevard & Power Plant Parkway (Hampton)
This intersection consistently ranks at or near the top of HRTPO’s list for total crashes in Hampton Roads. Heavy traffic volume and a complex lane layout, combined with red-light running and distracted driving, make it a persistent problem spot.
2. Mercury Boulevard & Coliseum Drive (Hampton)
Only about a mile away, this junction is another of the region’s highest-crash intersections. Surrounding shopping centers and steady traffic keep collision numbers high.
3. I-264 & Independence Boulevard (Virginia Beach)
The Virginia DMV has identified this as one of the most dangerous crash clusters in Hampton Roads. High traffic volume and the merging of interstate and arterial traffic produce frequent, often serious, wrecks.
4. Copeland & Manning Road (Suffolk)
By crash rate, HRTPO data places this Suffolk intersection among the region’s worst for crashes resulting in fatal and serious injuries, reflecting how dangerous it is relative to the traffic it carries.
5. I-264 & Witchduck Road (Virginia Beach)
High-speed interstate traffic meeting merging lanes makes this one of the region's more hazardous spots, with crashes clustering where vehicles must change speed and position quickly.
6. Indian River Road & Kempsville Road (Virginia Beach)
Complex traffic patterns and high vehicle volume have long placed this Virginia Beach intersection among the city’s most dangerous.
7. Dominion Boulevard & Great Bridge Boulevard (Chesapeake)
High traffic volume, nearby commercial development, and a complicated lane configuration add up to frequent and often severe crashes here.
8. Military Highway, Northampton Boulevard & Princess Anne Road (Norfolk)
This Norfolk intersection sees a high number of collisions because of its complex layout, where multiple roads converge and raise the chance of a crash.
9. Greenbrier Parkway & Volvo Parkway (Chesapeake)
Heavy traffic and a design that often confuses drivers lead to frequent crashes, and the surrounding businesses and shopping centers push the numbers higher during peak travel hours.
10. Battlefield Boulevard & Cedar Road (Chesapeake)
This Chesapeake intersection carries a mix of local and through traffic, including large trucks and commercial vehicles. Frequent stopping and starting, together with complicated turning movements, increase the likelihood of a collision.
Pedestrians Are at Risk, Too
Drivers are not the only ones in danger at these intersections. Pedestrians face serious risk, and when a person on foot is struck by a vehicle, the mismatch in size and speed often produces life-altering injuries. The physical, emotional, and financial toll on a pedestrian victim can be enormous.
A pedestrian injured by a negligent driver can file a personal injury claim against the at-fault party, typically the driver. To recover, the injured pedestrian must show that the driver’s negligence or wrongful conduct caused the crash and the resulting injuries. When a pedestrian crash is fatal, surviving family members may bring a wrongful death claim seeking compensation for funeral and burial costs, loss of companionship, and other losses.
If the at-fault driver is uninsured or carries too little insurance to cover the harm, the injured pedestrian may be able to turn to their own uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage for compensation.
How We Can Help
Car and pedestrian accident cases can be involved, with multiple insurance policies, liability questions, and competing accounts of what happened. An experienced attorney can assess the strength of your case, identify every liable party and potential source of compensation, gather the evidence needed to build a strong argument, handle negotiations with the insurers, and take the case to court if a fair settlement cannot be reached.
Our results reflect that work. In one case, we secured a $525,000 mediation settlement for a client who suffered a traumatic brain injury along with shoulder and spinal injuries after being struck at a Virginia Beach intersection. Results depend on the specific facts of each case, but an outcome like that reflects the care we bring to proving fault and documenting a client’s harm.
Injured at a Hampton Roads Intersection? Contact Us Today
If you or a loved one has been injured in a car or pedestrian accident, a Virginia car accident lawyer at Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp can review what happened, identify who is responsible, and pursue the full compensation you deserve. Contact us at 833-997-1774 for a free case evaluation with one of our dedicated Virginia car accident lawyers. We have offices in Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Hampton, Norfolk, and Chesapeake, and we are ready to put our experience to work for you and your family.
