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Police: Driver seriously injures pedestrian in Duke Street crash

Intersection of Duke and Paxton Streets (image via Google Maps)

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.

The driver remained on scene and was cited for failure to yield, police said.

Image via Google Maps

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  • Vernon Miles is the ALXnow cofounder and editor. He's covered Alexandria since 2014 and has been with Local News Now since 2018. When he's not reporting, he can usually be found playing video games or Dungeons and Dragons with friends.