Crash on I-81 SB, Salem, Virginia

Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 10:41 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Non-visible injury (C)4 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Salem
Document number
232345092
Local case code
DIV623084031

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

Where and when

Location
I-81 SB
City, county
Salem
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Highway Safety Corridor
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
60 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
5
Injured
1
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2021 Ford Ranger

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, female, 19Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2023 Audi Q5

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, male, 68Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2017 Mercedes-Benz Gls

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Slowing or Stopping
  • Driver, male, 66Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 65Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 4: 2022 Chevrolet Colorado

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 47Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas 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

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

All Salem crashes, August 2023

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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