Crash on Norton Road, Wise, Virginia

Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 12:56 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Wise
Document number
231085107
Local case code
2023-A19

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

Where and when

Location
Norton Road
City, county
Wise
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Three Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
35 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
4
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2019 Volkswagon Tiguan

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Changing Lanes
  • Driver, female, 20Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, male, under 18Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, male, 20Restraint: Child Restraint. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, female, 74Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Serious injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas 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

6 crashes recorded on Norton Road in Wise in the last 12 months, 4 with injuries.

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

All Wise crashes, April 2023

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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