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Car crashes into Inova Alexandria Hospital and damages entrance

By Vernon Miles and James Cullum
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A vehicle crashed into Inova this afternoon, damaging a portion of the visitor’s entrance.

The crash occurred around 1:40 p.m. The scanner said “no patient care was needed” at the immediate scene with the hospital handling the driver involved in the crash.

An engineer from the City of Alexandria was dispatched to assess the state of the structure after the crash.

Firefighters at the Inova Crash left the scene to go to a car fire nearby at the intersection of I-395 and Seminary Road. There were no injuries in the car fire, but traffic is currently blocked at the overpass as of 2:45 p.m.

About the Authors

  • 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.

  • Reporter James Cullum has spent nearly 20 years covering Northern Virginia. He began working with ALXnow in 2020, and has covered every story under the sun for the publication, from investigative stories to features and photo galleries. His work includes coverage of national and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He's covered protests and riots throughout the U.S. (including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol), in addition to earthquake-ridden Haiti, Western Sahara in North Africa and war-torn South Sudan. He has photographed presidents and other world leaders, celebrities and famous musicians, and excels under pressure.