Crash on Salem Turnpike NW, Roanoke, Virginia

Monday, January 8, 2018 at 7:57 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Roanoke
Document number
180105187
Local case code
18-002956

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

Where and when

Location
Salem Turnpike NW
City, county
Roanoke
Collision type
Head On
Intersection type
Three Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Stop Sign
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
25 mph
Weather
Sleet/Hail
Light
Darkness - Road Not Lighted
Road surface
Icy
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2001 Mercury Sable

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Making Right Turn
  • Driver, female, 31Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 1997 Kme Firetruck

Emergency Vehicle (Regardless of Veh Type)

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 46Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, maleAirbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury

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

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

All Roanoke crashes, January 2018

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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