Crash on Thompson Memorial Dr, Salem, Virginia

Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 4:53 PM

Property damage onlyVirginia severity: Property damage only (O)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Salem
Document number
220215048
Local case code
20220218

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

Where and when

Location
Thompson Memorial Dr
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
25 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Dusk
Road surface
Snowy
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2016 Lexs RX-350

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 30Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2006 Chev Suburban

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 47Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Exceeded Safe Speed But Not Speed Limitas 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

5 crashes recorded on Thompson Memorial Dr in Salem in the last 12 months, 3 with injuries.

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

All Salem crashes, January 2022

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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