Crash on Southbound Interstate 81, Chilhowie, Virginia

Friday, March 20, 2020 at 10:45 PM

Property damage onlyVirginia severity: Property damage only (O)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Chilhowie
Document number
200815126
Local case code
DIV420025056

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

Where and when

Location
Southbound Interstate 81
City, county
Chilhowie
Collision type
Backed Into
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Slow or Warning Sign
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
70 mph
Weather
Rain
Light
Darkness - Road Not Lighted
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2000 Frht TT

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Backing
  • Driver, male, 49Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2005 Mercury Montego

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 38Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 1994 Intl TT

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 63Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Improper Backingas 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

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

All Chilhowie crashes, March 2020

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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