Crash on Rt-207/Bowling Green Bypass, Bowling Green, Virginia

Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 9:50 AM

Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)4 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Bowling Green
Document number
240195123
Local case code
DIV124004718

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

Where and when

Location
Rt-207/Bowling Green Bypass
City, county
Bowling Green
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
55 mph
Weather
Rain
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
2
Killed
1

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2000 International 9100I

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, 37Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2018 BMW X5

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 69Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Fatal
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2013 Ford Explorer

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 35Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 4: 2020 Freightliner Cascadia

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 53Restraint: 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
Apparently Asleepas 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 Bowling Green crashes, January 2024

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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