Crash on Orange Ave NW, Roanoke, Virginia

Friday, September 16, 2022 at 3:01 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Roanoke
Document number
222705217
Local case code
22-090731

From the VDOT crash data, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

Where and when

Location
Orange Ave NW
City, county
Roanoke
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Four Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Signal
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
30 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 1998 Ford Taurus

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, female, 35Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, male, 39Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2017 Freightliner Tractor

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 69Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Passenger(s)as recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
Summons issuedas recorded on the report

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.

Nearby and recent

4 crashes recorded on Orange Ave NW in Roanoke in the last 12 months, 4 with injuries.

No other crashes are recorded within 2 km in the 30 days either side of this one.

All Roanoke crashes, September 2022

About this record

Source
VDOT crash data
Updates
Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here
October 25, 2026
Last updated
October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out
Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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