Crash on Route 16 / Sugar Grove Hwy in Smyth County, Virginia

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)1 vehicleHit and run
Reporting agency
Smyth County
Document number
252030041
Local case code
DIV425052673

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

Where and when

Location
Route 16 / Sugar Grove Hwy
City, county
Smyth County
Collision type
Fixed Object - Off Road
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Cross Centerline
Traffic control
No Passing Lines
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
45 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Not Lighted
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
Yes
People involved
1
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 1993 Ford Econoline

Van

Maneuver
Ran Off Road - Left
  • Driver, male, 63Restraint: 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 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.

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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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