Crash on I-581, Roanoke, Virginia

Monday, February 5, 2024 at 6:22 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Roanoke
Document number
240375181
Local case code
DIV624011573

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

Where and when

Location
I-581
City, county
Roanoke
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
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
3
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2019 Kawasaki Zx6r

Motorcycle

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Changing Lanes
  • Driver, male, 19Restraint: Helmet. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, female, 20Restraint: Helmet. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2023 Jeep Wrangler

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 32Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Other Improper Passingas 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

21 crashes recorded on I-581 in Roanoke in the last 12 months, 12 with injuries.

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

All Roanoke crashes, February 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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