Virginia Tech student goes missing driving home to take exam

A 20-year-old Virginia Tech student has been reported missing after he vanished days ago, according to the university.

A 20-year-old Virginia Tech student has been reported missing after he vanished days ago, according to the university.

Johnny Roop, a senior at the school's business college, was last seen on Friday at his apartment complex in Merrimac, just south of the Virginia Tech campus, the university said.

At 4:26 p.m. Friday, the university said Roop's phone pinged near the New River Valley Mall, which is a few miles south of the apartment complex.

Roop was traveling to drive to his parent's house, which is 100 miles away in Abingdon, Virginia, to take an online exam by 5 p.m., but he never arrived, according to the university.