Crash on Electric Rd, Salem, Virginia

Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 1:47 PM

Property damage onlyVirginia severity: Property damage only (O)2 vehiclesHit and run
Reporting agency
City of Salem
Document number
232435249
Local case code
20232741

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

Where and when

Location
Electric Rd
City, county
Salem
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Four Approaches
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Signal
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
35 mph
Weather
Rain
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
Yes
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2008 Chev Malibu

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 45Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2019 Ram 1500

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Starting From Parked Position
  • Driver, male, 34Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Exceeded Safe Speed But Not Speed Limitas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Cell Phoneas 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

14 crashes recorded on Electric Rd in Salem in the last 12 months, 7 with injuries.

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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