
The Alexandria Police Department (APD) said a woman was seriously injured when she was struck by a driver on Duke Street yesterday.
APD said around 9:46 a.m. on Sunday morning, officers responded to a collision involving a pedestrian at the Duke and Paxton Streets intersection.
“The adult female sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries,” APD said.
Scanner traffic indicated the woman may have been hit and trapped under an SUV.
WOMAN RUNOVER BY SUV— Duke St at North Paxton St in Alexandria. Amazingly, she has was sounds like NLT injuries despite being completely run over and trapped under the SUV. #VATraffic @AlexandriaNow pic.twitter.com/Dy6Qzu1Pta
— Alan Henney (@alanhenney) October 22, 2023
The driver remained on scene and was cited for failure to yield, police said.
Notification: At 9:46 a.m. this morning, APD officers responded to a collision involving a pedestrian at Duke and Paxton Streets. The adult female sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Driver remained on scene, cited for failure to yield. pic.twitter.com/JD1cd9tVXo
— Alexandria Police (@AlexandriaVAPD) October 22, 2023
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