Crash on Whitetop Road, Chilhowie, Virginia

Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 4:25 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Non-visible injury (C)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Chilhowie
Document number
222045233
Local case code
2022-021

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

Where and when

Location
Whitetop Road
City, county
Chilhowie
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Three Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Railroad Crossing With Markings and Signs
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
25 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2020 Nissan Sedan

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 58Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2006 Kenworth Truck

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 64Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 2 driver action
Did Not Have Right-of-Wayas 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 Chilhowie 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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