Crash on I-81 Northbound, Wytheville, Virginia

Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 8:10 PM

Fatal crashVirginia severity: Fatal (K)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
Town of Wytheville
Document number
231645041
Local case code
DIV423049548

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

Where and when

Location
I-81 Northbound
City, county
Wytheville
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
70 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
5
Injured
2
Killed
2

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2018 Ford Fiesta

Passenger car

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Ran Off Road - Right
  • Driver, female, 38Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Fatal
  • Passenger, male, 44Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Combination
    Serious injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2024 Volvo Vnl

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 51Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2007 Honda GL1800

Motorcycle

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 56Restraint: Helmet
    Serious injury
  • Passenger, female, 48Restraint: Helmet
    Fatal

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Over Correctionas 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

1 crash recorded on I-81 Northbound in Wytheville in the last 12 months, 0 with injuries.

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

All Wytheville crashes, June 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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