Ten Killed in Virginia Crashes Over Labor Day Weekend

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State law enforcement in Virginia investigated eight crashes involving 10 fatalities over the 2024 Labor Day weekend.

According to a media release emailed by Virginia State Police (VSP) Interim Public Relations Director Matthew Demlein, fatalities included those from two double fatal crashes. The first occurred September 1 in Northampton County on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. The second double fatal crash occurred September 2, in Henry County.

The fatal crashes occurred in the counties of Bedford, Caroline, Floyd, Henrico, Henry, Montgomery and Northampton, and the city of Lynchburg.

As part of the nationwide, state-sponsored Operation C.A.R.E (Crash Awareness Reduction Effort), VSP had all available troopers and supervisors on patrol during the 2024 holiday weekend.

“We continue to be on an unsustainable pace for traffic fatalities,” said Colonel Gary T. Settle, Superintendent of VSP. “As the year winds down, we cannot stress enough the need for people to slow down, to buckle up, to place their complete focus on driving, and to drive sober.”

During the statistical counting period (12:01 a.m. on Aug. 30, 2024, to 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 2,) VSP troopers cited 3,078 drivers for speeding and 1,376 drivers for reckless driving, while 77 people were charged with Driving under the Influence.

There were 261 citations for violations of the hands-free law, and 463 seat belt violations. There were also 105 child restraint violations. In total, troopers worked 797 crashes.

Funds generated from summonses issued by VSP go directly to court fees and the state’s Literary Fund, which benefits public school construction, technology funding and teacher retirement.