Crash on Spartan Dr, Salem, Virginia

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM

Property damage onlyVirginia severity: Property damage only (O)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Salem
Document number
250175289
Local case code
202500167

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

Where and when

Location
Spartan Dr
City, county
Salem
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
No Traffic Control
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
15 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 1996 Subaru Legacy

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, under 18Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2021 Thomas School Bus

Bus - School Bus

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 68Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Exceeded Speed Limitas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Eyes Not on Roadas 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

4 crashes recorded on Spartan Dr in Salem in the last 12 months, 3 with injuries.

All Salem crashes, January 2025

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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