Crash on Hershberger Rd NW, Roanoke, Virginia

Saturday, September 4, 2021 at 1:04 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Non-visible injury (C)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Roanoke
Document number
212515121
Local case code
21-084233

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

Where and when

Location
Hershberger Rd NW
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
3
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2021 Rocket Ice Bear

Other (Scooter, Go-cart, Hearse, Bookmobile, Golf Cart, etc.)

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 48Restraint: Helmet
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, male, 31Restraint: Helmet
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2001 Ford F150

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 70Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 2 driver action
Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
Unit 2 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

12 crashes recorded on Hershberger Rd NW in Roanoke in the last 12 months, 8 with injuries.

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

All Roanoke crashes, September 2021

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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