Crash on South St., Franklin, Virginia

Friday, September 29, 2017 at 3:35 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Franklin
Document number
172745059
Local case code
A17-0124

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

Where and when

Location
South St.
City, county
Franklin
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
No Traffic Control
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
25 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Daylight
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
5
Injured
5
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2002 Acura TL

Passenger car

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, female, 26Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, female, 56Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, male, 58Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2006 Cadillac Dts

Passenger car

Direction of travel
East
  • Driver, male, 34Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2002 Buick Le Sabre

Passenger car

Direction of travel
East
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 29Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Eyes Not on Roadas recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
Summons issuedas recorded on the report
Unit 2 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.

Nearby and recent

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

All Franklin crashes, September 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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