A driver was cited with failure to pay full time attention after a pedestrian was struck and injured in Del Ray on Saturday (April 4), according to the Alexandria Police Department.
APD and the Alexandria Fire Department arrived on scene just after 4 p.m. in response to the pedestrian crash at the intersection of Mount Vernon Avenue and E. Braddock Road.
“The pedestrian had non-life-threatening injuries and did receive medical attention,” APD told ALXnow.
The intersection was briefly closed while APD conducted its investigation.
The group NoVa Families for Safe Streets recently identified the intersection of Mount Vernon Avenue and E. Braddock Road as an unsafe intersection, with five near misses reported from Jan. 2019 to March 2026.
“These crosswalks also make me nervous as drivers don’t always yield,” a resident reported to NoVa Safe Streets. “Cars on Mt Vernon and turning left on Braddock are being extremely assertive and aggressive when turning left onto Braddock at Lena’s. This is a very busy crosswalk. Meanwhile if you are making a right onto Braddock, those same cars cut you off.”
Changes to Braddock Road — including a new road configuration and new bike lane connections around the Mount Vernon Avenue intersection — received approval from the Traffic and Parking Board in February. However, an appeal of the board’s decision is going to City Council in May.
