Crash on W. Mainst, Salem, Virginia

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Salem
Document number
250235042
Local case code
DIV625006189

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

Where and when

Location
W. Mainst
City, county
Salem
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
35 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2015 Ford Edge

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Changing Lanes
  • Driver, female, 32Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2015 Buick Encore

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, female, 52Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Eyes Not on Roadas recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
Summons issuedas recorded on the report
Unit 2 driver condition
Looking at Roadsideas 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

All Salem crashes, January 2025

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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