Crash on Rorer Avenue Southwest at 5TH St SW, Roanoke, Virginia

Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Roanoke
Document number
252980257
Local case code
25-103912

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

Where and when

Location
Rorer Avenue Southwest at 5TH St SW
City, county
Roanoke
Collision type
Sideswipe - Same Direction
Intersection type
Four Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
25 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
6
Injured
4
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2022 Honda Cr-V

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Making Left Turn
  • Driver, male, 42Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2014 Ford Explorer

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 50Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2015 Dodge Journey

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 58Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, female, under 18Restraint: Lap Belt Only. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, female, under 18Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, male, 60Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Improper Turn From Wrong Laneas 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

2 crashes recorded on Rorer Avenue Southwest in Roanoke in the last 12 months, 1 with injuries.

All Roanoke crashes, October 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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