Crash on Melrose Ave NW, Roanoke, Virginia

Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)1 vehicle
Reporting agency
City of Roanoke
Document number
252920084
Local case code
25-101462

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

Where and when

Location
Melrose Ave NW
City, county
Roanoke
Collision type
Motorcyclist
Intersection type
Two Approaches
First harmful event
Overturn (Rollover)
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
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
1
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 1985 Suzuki Motorcycle

Motorcycle

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 61Restraint: Helmet
    Minor injury

Nearby and recent

6 crashes recorded on Melrose Ave NW in Roanoke in the last 12 months, 2 with injuries.

All Roanoke crashes, October 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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