Tag: accidents
Pedestrian struck in hit-and-run accident in Annandale
Police block traffic on Evergreen Lane following a pedestrian accident. [ABC7 News] A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in a hit and run accident on Evergreen Lane by the intersection of Greenberry Lane in Annandale after dark on Jan. 24. The victim was taken to the hospital and is in critical condition, the Fairfax … Continued
Police chief struck by drunk driver
The police cruiser driven by Roessler. [FCPD] Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin C. Roessler Jr. suffered minor injuries in a crash Dec. 12 after the unmarked police cruiser he was driving was struck by another vehicle. The other driver, Christie Edgar, 40, of Centreville, was arrested for driving while intoxicated. Roessler had been driving a … Continued
New Fairfax County police unit cracks down on drunk driving
2nd Lt. D.V. Ferreira (right) the leader of the FCPD’s new DWI squad, briefs his officers at the Operations Support Bureau. The Fairfax County Police Department has a new tool to combat drunk driving. The department launched a squad to focus on alcohol and drug-impaired drivers with the goal of increasing the number of driving-while-intoxicated … Continued
Fatal pedestrian accident on Columbia Pike, Annandale
Columbia Pike A pedestrian was fatally struck while trying to cross Columbia Pike, in Annandale, shortly before 7 p.m. on Oct. 29, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The victim was identified as Ha Yong Jung, 55, of Ellicott City, Md. He was in front of 7118 Columbia Pike, between Tom Davis Drive and John … Continued
Annandale/Mason has nearly half of the county’s pedestrian danger zones
Little River Turnpike, between Hummer Road and Woodland Road. Five of the 11 most dangerous areas for pedestrians are in the Annandale/Mason District area, according to the Fairfax County Police Department’s traffic division crime analyst. They are: Leesburg Pike from Patrick Henry Drive to Rio Drive in Seven Corners. Little River Turnpike from Hummer Road … Continued
Fatal accident in Annandale
The Fairfax County Police Department reports a 68-year-old woman was found pinned under a vehicle in her driveway in the 4200 block of Sleepy Hollow Road (near Mason District Park) shortly after 4 p.m. on June 22. Officers from the Mason Police District, along with fire and rescue personnel responded to the accident, and the … Continued
Pedestrian killed on Graham Road
A pedestrian was fatally struck while trying to cross Graham Road near Arlington Boulevard at about 10:18 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The victim, a 53-year-old man, was transported to Inova Fairfax Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. He had been in the crosswalk with another man when … Continued
Pedestrian killed on Leesburg Pike
A screen grab from a video of the crash scene. A pedestrian trying to cross Leesburg Pike in the Culmore area was struck by a vehicle and killed at about 3:40 p.m. on May 18. Click here for a video of the crash scene from the Culmore Neighbors Association’s Facebook page. Medardo Carrillo Arias, 71, … Continued
Car erupts into flames on Columbia Pike
Drivers heading toward Annandale today might have seen a car in flames on the side of the road in front of the Buddhist temple at 6822 Columbia Pike. No one was hurt. The car, however, is a burned-out shell. Heath Brown with what’s left of his wife’s BMW. Parklawn resident Heath Brown says he was … Continued
After armed robbery, suspects crash getaway car
A police pursuit ended in a crash and arrests at Annandale Road/Gallows Road at about 6 p.m. on Nov. 27, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Fairfax County police officers were alerted about an armed robbery at a Shell gas station at 11090 Lee Highway in the City of Fairfax, located the suspect vehicle and … Continued
Attempted abduction, bias crime, ped accident in Annandale/Mason area
Several crime and safety incidents happened in the past few days, which we’re lumping together in one post. Mason Crest Elementary School sent an email warning the community about an attempted abduction of a student on Nov. 20. The student, who had just left the school, reported that a man in a gray car approached … Continued
Five students injured in chemical fire at Woodson High School
Fire units respond to fire at Woodson Updated, 8:30 p.m. Five students suffered burns from a fire in a chemistry classroom at Woodson High School this morning. Two of them were seriously injured and transported via helicopter, one to the Burn Center at Medstar Washington Hospital Center and the other to the burn center at … Continued
Child survives fall from fifth-story window
A 5-year-old girl survived a fall from a fifth-story window at the Skyline Center with non-life threatening injuries, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The incident happened at about 8:30 p.m., Sept. 1, in the 5500 block of Seminary Road. A window was open, and the child was leaning on the screen and fell through. … Continued
Two pedestrians struck by minivan in Bailey’s Crossroads
Thomas Two pedestrians were seriously injured when struck by car in Bailey’s Crossroads June 15, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Two men from the Alexandria area were walking near a strip mall by the 3800 block of S. George Mason near the Skyline Center at about 2:50 p.m. when they were struck by a … Continued
Police seek vehicle in hit-and-run accident on Columbia Pike
Fairfax County Police are seeking a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run accident on Columbia Pike, near the Lake Barcroft dam, at around 2:50 a.m. on May 9. The victim, a 29-year-old man, was transported to Inova Fairfax Hospital with life-threatening injuries. According to police, he was walking east in the left westbound travel lane at … Continued