Crash on Route 23, Wise, Virginia

Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 8:20 PM

Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Wise
Document number
240865184
Local case code
DIV424024474

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

Where and when

Location
Route 23
City, county
Wise
Collision type
Head On
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
55 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Not Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
2
Killed
1

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2015 Lincoln Mkc

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 73Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Fatal
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2023 Kia Sorento

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 51Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Serious injury
  • Passenger, female, under 18Restraint: Child Restraint. Airbag: Deployed - Side
    Serious injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Wrong Side Of Road - Not Overtakingas 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 Wise crashes, March 2024

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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