Crash on Riverside Drive in Buchanan County, Virginia

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Severe injury (A)1 vehicle
Reporting agency
Buchanan County
Document number
251151061
Local case code
DIV425028516

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

Where and when

Location
Riverside Drive
City, county
Buchanan County
Collision type
Fixed Object - Off Road
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Guard Rail
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
55 mph
Weather
Rain
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2007 Kia Optima

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Ran Off Road - Left
  • Driver, male, 40Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Not injured
  • Passenger, male, 59Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Serious injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Exceeded Speed Limitas 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

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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