Crash on E Lynchburg Salem Tpke, Bedford, Virginia

Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 7:05 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Bedford
Document number
173435101
Local case code
2017003186

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

Where and when

Location
E Lynchburg Salem Tpke
City, county
Bedford
Collision type
Non-Collision
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Ran Off Road
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
50 mph
Weather
Snow
Light
Dawn
Road surface
Wet
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2004 Toyota Tacoma

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 38Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2002 Kia Rio

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 47Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas 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

2 crashes recorded on E Lynchburg Salem Tpke in Bedford in the last 12 months, 1 with injuries.

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

All Bedford crashes, December 2017

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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