Crash on N Franklin St, Christiansburg, Virginia

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at 5:05 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Christiansburg
Document number
200785070
Local case code
2020-00005526

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

Where and when

Location
N Franklin St
City, county
Christiansburg
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
45 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
3
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 1998 Dodge Ram 1500

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 36Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, female, 30Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Serious injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2009 Chevrolet Hhr

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 61Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2018 Nissan Altima

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 18Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Fatiguedas 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

43 crashes recorded on N Franklin St in Christiansburg in the last 12 months, 13 with injuries.

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

All Christiansburg 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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