Crash on Franklin Rd SW in Roanoke County, Virginia

Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Roanoke County
Document number
251365189
Local case code
25-044777

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

Where and when

Location
Franklin Rd SW
City, county
Roanoke County
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Signal
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
3
Injured
2
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2015 Chevrolet Traverse

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 33Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Not injured
  • Passenger, male, under 18Restraint: Child Restraint. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2022 Ford F150

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 41Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Possible injury

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.

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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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