Crash on I-581 Southbound, Roanoke, Virginia

Friday, August 11, 2017 at 10:06 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Roanoke
Document number
172245193
Local case code
DIV617082814

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

Where and when

Location
I-581 Southbound
City, county
Roanoke
Collision type
Sideswipe - Same Direction
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Guard Rail
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
55 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Not Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2001 Toyota Camry 4 DR.

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Changing Lanes
  • Driver, female, 28Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2003 Honda Pilot

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Ran Off Road - Left
  • Driver, male, 25Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2006 Acura Rsx

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, under 18Restraint: Shoulder Belt Only. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Cutting Inas recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
Summons issuedas recorded on the report
Unit 2 driver action
Crowded Off Highwayas recorded on the report
Unit 3 driver action
Blinded by Headlightsas recorded on the report
Unit 3 driver condition
Eyes Not on Roadas 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

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

All Roanoke crashes, August 2017

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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