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JUST IN: Late-night crash sends several to trauma centers

Published February 23, 2022 at 1:10AM | Updated February 23, 2022 at 9:00AM

Map of crash scene at S. Quaker Lane and Duke Street. (via Google Maps)

Update at 9 a.m. — Alexandria police said Duke Street has reopened in both directions of travel.

Rescue personnel are on scene of a multi-vehicle crash that sent at least three to trauma centers with serious injuries.

Driver charged with DWI after West End crash seriously injures his passenger

By James Cullum

Published August 19, 2021 at 10:45AM

Alexandria Police cruiser (staff photo by James Cullum)

A 31-year-old Prince George’s County man was arrested for driving while intoxicated after a crash that seriously injured his female companion in the West End.

The suspect was arrested and released on Saturday, July 3. The crash occurred at around 1:20 a.m. that morning in the area of N. Quaker Lane. His four-door white 2017 BMW 540i traveled at a high rate of speed and rear-ended a vehicle waiting for a light to change, police reported in a search warrant.

Driver in Critical Condition After Overnight Crash on King Street

By James Cullum

Published February 19, 2020 at 11:00AM

A man was seriously injured in a crash on King Street at Chesterfield Road early Wednesday morning (Photo via @IAFFLocal2141/Twitter)

A man is in critical but stable condition after an overnight crash in Alexandra.

The crash occurred around 2:15 a.m. at King Street and Chesterfield Road, within the city’s northern border. The driver was initially trapped in the mangled car, a white Lexus, after crashing into a utility pole near the intersection. He was extricated from the wreck by firefighters.