Crash on Melrose Avenue Northwest, Roanoke, Virginia

Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 9:52 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Non-visible injury (C)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Roanoke
Document number
253570260
Local case code
25-123049

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

Where and when

Location
Melrose Avenue Northwest
City, county
Roanoke
Collision type
Head On
Intersection type
Four Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Signal
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
30 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2006 Honda Civic

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Making Left Turn
  • Driver, female, 28Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2006 Dodge Ram Truck

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 37Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Did Not Have Right-of-Wayas 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

26 crashes recorded on Melrose Avenue Northwest in Roanoke in the last 12 months, 15 with injuries.

All Roanoke crashes, December 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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