The crash occurred about 10:30 p.m., temporarily closing the 900 block of Peters Creek Road southbound from Melrose Avenue to Salem Turnpike Northwest, according to a social media post by Roanoke Police Department.
Alcohol, distraction or speeding were the most deadly factors for pedestrians and cyclists in Virginia for at least the past three years. Those factors contributed to nearly 3 in 4 pedestrian deaths and 2 in 3 cyclist deaths between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30.