Crash on Hershberger Rd NW, Roanoke, Virginia

Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 8:45 PM

Injury crashVirginia severity: Visible injury (B)3 vehicles
Reporting agency
City of Roanoke
Document number
191155191
Local case code
19-037037

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

Where and when

Location
Hershberger Rd NW
City, county
Roanoke
Collision type
Rear End
Intersection type
Not at Intersection
First harmful event
Motor Vehicle In Transport
Traffic control
Traffic Signal
Work zone
No
Posted speed limit
35 mph
Weather
No Adverse Condition (Clear/Cloudy)
Light
Darkness - Road Lighted
Road surface
Dry
Hit and run
No
People involved
4
Injured
3
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2003 Toyota Corolla Matrix

Passenger car

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Going Straight Ahead
  • Driver, male, 62Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Possible injury
  • Passenger, female, 53Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Deployed - Front
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad

Pick-up Truck

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, male, 18Restraint: No Restraint Used. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Shaded: damage area

Unit 3: 2007 Ford Edge

Truck (SUV)

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Stopped in Traffic Lane
  • Driver, female, 24Restraint: Lap and Shoulder Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 driver action
Following Too Closeas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
Otheras 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

12 crashes recorded on Hershberger Rd NW in Roanoke in the last 12 months, 8 with injuries.

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

All Roanoke crashes, April 2019

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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