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Holland Lane overhaul brings two-way bike lanes, traffic calming to Carlyle neighborhood

Published May 28, 2026 at 3:45PM

The intersection of Holland Lane and Jamieson Avenue in Alexandria’s Carlyle neighborhood, May 28, 2026 (staff photo by James Cullum)

After two years in development, Alexandria and regional leaders unveiled today (May 28) the newly restored streetscape on Holland Lane in Alexandria’s Carlyle neighborhood.

The Holland Lane Restoration Project has been in the works since 2024 and was completed; it includes repaving and reducing lanes on each side of Holland Lane, new pavement markings, flexible bollards, pedestrian signals and two-way bike lanes. The Alexandria Police Department also announced a high-visibility speed enforcement campaign for Holland Lane, which connects Duke Street and Eisenhower Avenue.

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UPDATE: Woman killed in Old Town North was walking with active pedestrian signal

By James Cullum

Published May 13, 2026 at 12:15PM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

The pedestrian killed in Old Town North last month was walking within a marked crosswalk with an active countdown on the pedestrian beacon signal, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

The 62-year-old victim, identified by the Alexandria Police Department as Norma Floyd-Sayles, was struck by a Chevrolet Suburban and killed while crossing at the intersection of St. Asaph and Montgomery Streets around 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 20. The 46-year-old male driver stopped approximately 40 feet from where police found her body and called 911 to report the incident, according to the affidavit.

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Driver with learner’s permit who struck child at Del Ray crosswalk receives citation

By James Cullum

Published May 4, 2026 at 11:45AM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

First responders transported a nine-year-old girl to the hospital as a precaution after a driver struck her in Del Ray early Friday evening (May 1).

The child did not sustain serious injuries, and the driver, who had a learner’s permit and was accompanied by a licensed driver, received a citation for failing to yield at a crosswalk, APD told ALXnow in an email.

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Driver sentenced in Alexandria crash that killed pedestrian on sidewalk

By Emily Leayman

Published April 24, 2026 at 3:55PM

The Franklin P. Backus Courthouse at 520 King Street in Alexandria (staff photo by James Cullum)

A driver has been sentenced for a fatal crash that killed a pedestrian walking on a sidewalk in April 2025, according to the Alexandria Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney.

Jilmar Doria Medina, 43, of Accokeek, Md., was sentenced April 9 in Alexandria Circuit Court to six years in prison. Medina was convicted on a felony charge of aggravated involuntary manslaughter and a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.15-0.20 after a four-day jury trial in December 2025. He is being held without bail at the Alexandria jail pending his transfer to prison.

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Hit-and-run on King Street adds to string of pedestrian crashes in Alexandria

By James Cullum

Published April 23, 2026 at 11:55AM | Updated April 24, 2026 at 12:07PM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

A pedestrian suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a hit-and-run on King Street on Wednesday night (April 22).

The Alexandria Fire and Police Departments received multiple calls around 11 p.m. reporting that a man had been struck by a vehicle near the intersection of King Street and Park Road in the Taylor Run neighborhood, near the George Washington Masonic National Memorial. The striking vehicle was described in radio dispatches as a Ford pickup truck of unknown color missing its passenger-side mirror.

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UPDATED: Adult pedestrian killed in Old Town North crash

By Emily Leayman

Published April 21, 2026 at 9:15AM | Updated April 21, 2026 at 3:33PM

Alexandria Police cruiser (staff photo by James Cullum)

A pedestrian was killed in a crash in Old Town North yesterday (Monday), according to Alexandria police and fire radio dispatches.

The Alexandria Police Department responded to the fatal crash involving a pedestrian at St. Asaph and Montgomery Streets around 5:26 p.m. According to radio dispatches, multiple callers reported that the pedestrian was down and not breathing.

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Child struck by vehicle near William Ramsay Elementary School

By James Cullum

Published April 16, 2026 at 11:45AM | Updated April 17, 2026 at 9:12AM

Alexandria Police cruiser (staff photo by James Cullum)

An 11-year-old boy suffered non-life threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle at an intersection near William Ramsay Elementary School in the West End on Wednesday evening, according to Alexandria Police Department radio dispatches.

The incident occurred just after 6 p.m. in the 5700 block of Sanger Avenue near the intersection with Derby Court. The driver of the vehicle that struck the child stayed at the scene, according to the radio dispatches.

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Pedestrian struck during fire response in Landmark area

By James Cullum

Published April 13, 2026 at 12:30PM

AFD extinguished a fire in the 200 block of Gretna Green Court on April 10, 2026 (via IAFF 2141/Facebook)

A man was struck by a vehicle that swerved to get out of the way of an Alexandria Fire Department engine on Saturday (April 11), according to radio dispatches.

The fire was first reported before 7:15 p.m. as an odor of smoke in the 200 block of Gretna Green Court in the Landmark area. AFD called for backup after finding smoke coming from the attic of a three-level townhouse.

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UPDATE: Adult pedestrian hit in West End Alexandria

By Emily Leayman and James Cullum

Published April 7, 2026 at 4:15PM | Updated April 7, 2026 at 8:34PM

N. Van Dorn Street closure at the crash scene (staff photo by James Cullum)

Alexandria police and fire are responding to the West End for a pedestrian crash this afternoon (Tuesday).

The pedestrian was struck around 3:22 p.m. in the area of N. Van Dorn Street and Sanger Avenue, according to the police and fire scanner. Alexandria Police Department spokesperson Rebekka Heite told ALXnow the pedestrian is an adult woman.

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Driver cited after pedestrian struck in Del Ray: police

By James Cullum

Published April 7, 2026 at 1:45PM | Updated April 7, 2026 at 2:16PM

An Alexandria police cruiser (Staff photo by James Cullum)

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.

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Police investigate after vehicle strikes pedestrian in Rosemont

By James Cullum

Published December 9, 2025 at 6:00PM

Alexandria Fire Department ambulance. (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Alexandria police are investigating after a vehicle struck a man at the intersection of Russell Road and W. Glendale Avenue in Rosemont this afternoon (Tuesday).

The victim sustained a non-life threatening head injury, according to dispatch reports. The incident briefly shut down southbound Russell Road at W. Glendale Avenue, and police and the Alexandria Fire Department responded to the scene.