Crash on Orange Ave NE, Roanoke, Virginia

Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 4:24 PM

Property damage onlyVirginia severity: Property damage only (O)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Roanoke
Document number
171655244
Local case code
17-061096

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

Where and when

Location
Orange Ave NE
City, county
Roanoke
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Four Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Signal
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
2
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2016 Freightliner Tractor Trailer

Special Vehicle - Oversized (Veh/Earthmover/Road Equip.)

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 54Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2014 Volvo Tractor Trailer

Special Vehicle - Oversized (Veh/Earthmover/Road Equip.)

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 47Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas 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

23 crashes recorded on Orange Ave NE in Roanoke in the last 12 months, 13 with injuries.

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

All Roanoke crashes, June 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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