Post Date:08/27/2026On Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at approximately 4 p.m., the Albemarle County Police Department and Albemarle County Fire Rescue were dispatched to a report of a motor vehicle crash on U.S. Route 29 at the interchange with Interstate 64.
Three vehicles were involved in the crash. A passenger in one of the vehicles, identified as 85-year-old Dewitt Hutchinson of Stuarts Draft, Va., was transported to UVA in life-threatening condition and later succumbed to the injuries sustained in the crash. Hutchinson was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
The drivers of two of the involved vehicles were also transported to UVA with minor injuries.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Albemarle County Police Department’s Traffic Unit. ACPD does not believe alcohol or speed to be factors in the crash.Return to full list >>
