Crash on Fort Ave, Lynchburg, Virginia

Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 4:49 AM

Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Lynchburg
Document number
221465235
Local case code
2022005875

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

Where and when

Location
Fort Ave
City, county
Lynchburg
Collision type
Fixed Object - Off Road
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Utility Pole
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
30 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
1
Injured
0
Killed
1

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2005 Hond 600cbr

Motorcycle

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Ran Off Road - Right
  • Driver, maleRestraint: Helmet
    Fatal
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2012 Chev Silverado

Pick-up Truck

Maneuver
Parked

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas 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

31 crashes recorded on Fort Ave in Lynchburg in the last 12 months, 16 with injuries.

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

All Lynchburg crashes, May 2022

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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