Crash on Interstate 81 in Botetourt County, Virginia

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Botetourt County
Document number
253500285
Local case code
DIV625116388

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

Where and when

Location
Interstate 81
City, county
Botetourt County
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
60 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
3
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2017 Subaru Forester

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, male, 71Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, female, 73Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2019 Honda Hr-V

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, male, 65Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible 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.

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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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