Crash on Interstate 81, Wytheville, Virginia

Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 6:00 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Wytheville
Document number
203195227
Local case code
DIV420086175

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

Where and when

Location
Interstate 81
City, county
Wytheville
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Lanes Marked
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
70 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
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 1994 Mercury Marquis

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, female, 41Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 1996 Toyota Corolla

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Merging Into Traffic Lane
  • Driver, female, 57Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, male, 55Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Improper Parking Locationas recorded on the report
Unit 2 driver action
Following Too Closeas 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

10 crashes recorded on Interstate 81 in Wytheville in the last 12 months, 2 with injuries.

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

All Wytheville crashes, November 2020

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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