Crash on I-81, Salem, Virginia

Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 11:00 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)5 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Salem
Document number
171085012
Local case code
DIV617037709

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

Where and when

Location
I-81
City, county
Salem
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Highway Safety Corridor
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
60 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Not Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
8
Injured
4
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 1999 Kenworth W-9 Series

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, 50Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2013 Ford Taurus

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Changing Lanes
  • Driver, male, 21Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2013 Toyota Corolla

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 22Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 4: 2013 Hyundai Sonata

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, female, 39Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, female, 22Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, female, 32Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, male, under 18Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 5: 2016 Mack 6X6 Cxu600

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, 56Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Eyes Not on Roadas 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

1 crash recorded on I-81 in Salem in the last 12 months, 1 with injuries.

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

All Salem crashes, April 2017

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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