Crash on US Highway 23 South, Gate City, Virginia

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Gate City
Document number
253010234
Local case code
202520843

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

Where and when

Location
US Highway 23 South
City, county
Gate City
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Parked Vehicle
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
60 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Not Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
1
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2010 Ford Escape

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Ran Off Road - Right
  • Driver, femaleRestraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 1997 Toyota Celica

Passenger car

Maneuver
Parked

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas 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 US Highway 23 South in Gate City in the last 12 months, 1 with injuries.

All Gate City 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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