Crash on I-81 NB, Salem, Virginia

Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 10:00 PM

Property damage onlyVirginia severity: Property damage only (O)2 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Salem
Document number
232855052
Local case code
DIV623103592

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

Where and when

Location
I-81 NB
City, county
Salem
Collision type
Fixed Object - Off Road
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Other
Traffic control
Highway Safety Corridor
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
60 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Not Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2016 Freightliner Cascadia

Truck (3 Axles or More)

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Changing Lanes
  • Driver, male, 43Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander

Passenger car

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 40Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Fail to Maintain Proper Controlas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Driver Fatigueas 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.

Nearby and recent

3 crashes recorded on I-81 NB in Salem 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 Salem crashes, October 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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