The man who was in critical condition following a car accident in McLean has succumbed to his injuries, police said Saturday.The accident took place around noon on January 27, just outside Greenberry’s coffee shop in downtown McLean. The driver was going south on Beverly Road when he suddenly crossed the street, crashing into a parked car and then hitting a…
Two men have been killed and one is in critical condition after a shooting and police chase resulted in a DC car accident early Sunday morning.On January 29, DC police were responding to several 911 calls reporting gunshots in the 700 block of Otis Place Northwest when they were flagged down at Georgia Avenue and New Hampshire Avenue Northwest around…
Officials report that a Virginia Department of Transportation truck caused a car accident in Virginia on the morning of December 2, 2011.According to State Police, the driver of the Virginia Department of Transportation dump truck pulled into traffic in front of a small family car on Route 221 near the intersection of Route 671. The car was unable to stop…
Police are still investigating the cause of car chase that ended in a Fairfax county crash on October 18. The pursuit began when a Fairfax County police officer attempted to flag down a driver on I-95 North at around 4 a.m. When the driver sped from the scene, the officer gave chase near the Fairfax County Parkway. Several additional cruisers…
At least one child was injured as two Virginia school bus accidents took place within an hour of each other. The first accident was reported around 7:40 Wednesday morning on Lee Highway and Chantilly Road in Fairfax County. The bus was carrying children to school, one of whom sustained injuries. He was taken to a local hospital for observation, but…
Police are on the lookout for a driver who injured an elderly woman when he crashed his car into a DC home. On the morning of October 5, a vehicle with Maryland license plates struck a residence on the 2600 block of 24th St. NE near Douglas St. NE. One of the occupants of the house placed a 911 call…
New road rules could stop the rising number of bicycle accidents in DC. According to the District’s Police Complaints Board, D.C. police officers will often cite a bicyclist after an accident with a car, regardless if the cyclist was at fault or not. For example, cyclists have been ticketed for “riding abreast” after a collision with a car door-a law…
It is illegal to text and drive in Virginia. However, it turns out that the technicalities of the distracted driving law make it difficult for police to prevent distracted driving accidents. For example, texting while driving is a secondary offense in Virginia. That means that the driver must have committed another (primary) offense before being pulled over and ticketed.How Successful…
All lanes on northbound Interstate 95 were shut down after a two-semi accident in Virginia resulted in the death of a truck driver.Around 2:00 a.m. on August 8, a produce truck was traveling down I-95 when it collided with a Virginia Department of Transportation vehicle near Lorton Road. As the trucker hit the VDOT’s “cushion” truck, the fuel tank ruptured,…
Innovative use of wireless technology may reduce the amount of retained sponges during surgery in DC.Sponges are the most common foreign objects left inside patients. In emergency situations, doctors and nurses may lose count of the sponges if they are needed quickly-and once they have been used to staunch blood flow, they are often confused with the tissues of the…