Crash on Merrimac Road, Blacksburg, Virginia

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 8:56 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)1 vehicle
Reporting agency
Town of Blacksburg
Document number
242725189
Local case code
2024-022125

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

Where and when

Location
Merrimac Road
City, county
Blacksburg
Collision type
Fixed Object - Off Road
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Tunnel, Bridge, Underpass, Culvert, etc.
Traffic control
No Passing Lines
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
45 mph
Weather
Rain
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
1
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2014 Ford Explorer

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 66Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Other Body Defectsas 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 Blacksburg crashes, September 2024

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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