Shaded: damage area
Unit 1: 1994 Harley Davidson Xlh1200
Motorcycle
- Direction of travel
- North
- Maneuver
- Going Straight Ahead
- Driver, male, 36Restraint: HelmetFatal
Crash on Interstate 81 in Botetourt County, Virginia
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)2 vehicles
- Reporting agency
- Botetourt County
- Document number
- 261890210
- Local case code
- DIV626065801
From the VDOT crash data, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.
Where and when
- Location
- Interstate 81
- City, county
- Botetourt County
- Collision type
- Rear End
- Intersection type
- Not at Intersection
- First harmful event
- Motor Vehicle In Transport
- Traffic control
- Traffic Lanes Marked
- Work zone
- No
- Posted speed limit
- 70 mph
- Weather
- No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
- Light
- Daylight
- Road surface
- Dry
- Hit and run
- No
- People involved
- 2
- Injured
- 0
- Killed
- 1
Vehicles and people
Shaded: damage area
Unit 2: 2022 Honda Ridgeline
Pick-up Truck
- Direction of travel
- North
- Maneuver
- Changing Lanes
- Driver, male, 70Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not DeployedNot injured
What the officer recorded
- Unit 1 driver action
- Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas 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.
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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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