Crash on Fries Road, Galax, Virginia

Monday, July 25, 2022 at 5:55 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)1 vehicle
Reporting agency
City of Galax
Document number
222065422
Local case code
2022-020237

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

Where and when

Location
Fries Road
City, county
Galax
Collision type
Fixed Object - Off Road
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Guard Rail
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
25 mph
Weather
Rain
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2019 Subaru Ascent

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 36Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Side
    Not injured
  • Passenger, male, under 18Restraint: Child Restraint. Airbag: Deployed - Side
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas 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

1 crash recorded on Fries Road in Galax in the last 12 months, 0 with injuries.

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

All Galax crashes, July 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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