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Off-duty D.C. police officer charged with felony after chase leads to Tesla crash in Alexandria

Published November 27, 2023 at 1:30PM

Police car lights (file photo)

A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with one felony count of eluding police after allegedly crashing into a car near the Seminary Road exit of Interstate 395.

Just before midnight on Wednesday (Nov. 22), Virginia State Police reported investigating a four-door blue Tesla driving 95 miles per hour in a 55 mile-per-hour zone on I-395 near the Seminary Road exit. The state trooper attempted to pull the driver over, and he instead took the Seminary Road exit, allegedly ran a red light and smashed into a Honda Civic.

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Alexandria police suspect Maryland man of stealing Kia Forte via ‘TikTok car theft challenge’

By James Cullum

Published September 27, 2023 at 2:30PM

A police chase began at the intersection of Duke and S. Reynolds Streets and ended with a crash at the intersection of Duke Street and Cockrell Avenue on Aug. 30, 2023 (via Google Maps)

A 29-year-old Maryland man faces multiple charges after allegedly fleeing police in a stolen car in Alexandria’s West End.

The incident occurred at around 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, August 30. Police found that a white Kia Forte with Virginia tags driving in the area of Duke Street and S. Reynolds Street was stolen, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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Man dies in crash near Eisenhower Avenue exit on I-495

By James Cullum

Published September 18, 2023 at 1:30PM

A man was killed on Sept. 12 on I-495 at the Eisenhower Avenue exit 174 (Via Google Maps)

A 51-year-old Alexandria man was killed in a crash last week near the Eisenhower Avenue exit on Interstate 495.

Virginia State Police reported that Martin Warner, Jr. was killed at 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 12, when his 2003 Mercedes Benz crashed into a tractor-trailer that had to “rapidly slow in speed” due to mechanical issues.

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Teen on electric bike injured in Arlandria crash

By James Cullum

Published September 14, 2023 at 11:15AM

A teenager on an electric bicycle was injured in a crash on the 4100 block of Mount Vernon Avenue on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023 (staff photo by James Cullum)

A 14-year-old boy on an electric bike suffered non-life threatening injuries after a crash involving a car in Arlandria on Wednesday night, according to scanner traffic.

The crash occurred at around 7:30 p.m. in a parking lot in the 4100 block of Mount Vernon Avenue. The teen was transported to a hospital in an ambulance.

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No injuries reported after driver crashes Mercedes into Van Dorn Plaza bar

By Vernon Miles

Published August 23, 2023 at 4:35PM

El Texano Bar & Grill after a crash on Wednesday morning (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

The front entrance to El Texano Bar & Grill is boarded up after a driver crashed their Mercedes-Benz into the building this morning.

The incident occurred around 11 a.m. today (Wednesday) at the bar in the Van Dorn Plaza shopping center (514 S Van Dorn Street).

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VIDEO: Driver arrested after Arlandria hit-and-runs Sunday morning

By James Cullum

Published August 7, 2023 at 9:30AM | Updated August 7, 2023 at 12:31PM

A man was arrested after an alleged hit-and-run in Arlandria on Sunday morning, August 6, 2023 (staff photo by James Cullum)

A 25-year-old Alexandria man was arrested after a terrifying incident early Sunday morning in which he allegedly drove his SUV into multiple vehicles and almost hit bystanders in an Arlandria parking lot.

Mike Vasquez Lopez is being held on a $3,500 bond after being charged with reckless driving, driving while intoxicated and two counts of hit and run property damage.

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JUST IN: Driver crashes car into Bradlee Shopping Center store

By ALXnow.com

Published May 30, 2023 at 3:50PM | Updated May 30, 2023 at 5:49PM

Car through the storefront of Robcyns in the Bradlee Shopping Center (staff photo by James Cullum)

A driver was hospitalized after she drove her car into Robcyns (3660 King Street) at the Bradlee Shopping Center.

The incident occurred around 3:20 p.m., according to the dispatch.

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JUST IN: Seminary Road reopen after two-vehicle crash

By ALXnow.com

Published March 17, 2023 at 2:50PM

Crash at 4600 block of Seminary Road (staff photo by James Cullum)

(Updated 2:50 p.m.) The westbound lanes of Seminary Road between the 4600 and 4700 blocks — near Francies C. Hammond Middle School — have reopened following a two-vehicle car crash that temporarily shut down traffic.

Alexandria Fire Department (AFD) spokesperson Raytevia Evans said the call for an accident went out around 2 p.m.

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Driver crashes into police cruiser and charged with DUI in Old Town

By James Cullum

Published March 7, 2023 at 10:50AM

A Fairfax County man was charged with driving while intoxicated in the

A Fairfax County man goes to court this week for allegedly crashing his car into an Alexandria Police cruiser while driving drunk.

The incident occurred at around midnight on Sunday, Feb. 26, near the intersection of S. Washington Street and Green Street. There were two officers in the cruiser at the time of the crash. While the airbags were deployed, no one was injured in the crash, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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No arrests after stolen car crashes into front yard of townhouse in Potomac West

By James Cullum

Published February 28, 2023 at 1:30PM

A juvenile was arrested after a crash in the 200 block of Tennessee Avenue on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 (staff photo by James Cullum)

No arrests were made after a stolen car crashed into another car and the front yard of a home in Alexandria’s Potomac West neighborhood early Monday morning, according to the Alexandria Police Department.

Police were dispatched at around 1 a.m. to the 200 block of Tennessee Avenue after a silver Toyota Corolla with Maryland license plates allegedly fled police at high speed and crashed into a parked car and into the front yard of a home, damaging the railing to the front steps. Police determined that the car was reported stolen in Alexandria.

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Motorcycle crash closes Callahan Drive

By ALXnow.com

Published February 23, 2023 at 9:40AM | Updated February 24, 2023 at 3:19PM

Callahan Drive (image via Google Maps)

The Alexandria Police Department has responded to a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Callahan Drive between King and Duke Streets, resulting in the temporary closure of the road.

The driver of the motorcycle appears to have sustained serious injuries and has been transported to the hospital. APD is currently investigating the incident.