For the second time in less than a week, a person was struck and injured at an intersection along Wilson Blvd in Bluemont.
The latest happened Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Wilson Blvd and N. George Mason Drive, less than a mile from the scene of last week’s crash involving a cyclist at the intersection of Wilson and N. Lexington Street.
A man on a bike was injured in a crash along Wilson Blvd in the Bluemont neighborhood this afternoon.
The incident happened shortly before 3:30 p.m. at the intersection with N. Lexington Street. Initial reports suggest that a driver struck the cyclist in the intersection, sending him hurtling to the ground.
A bicyclist took a tumble over the weekend after a white-tailed deer crashed into her at full speed on the W&OD Trail.
The unusual cyclist-deer collision took place around 11:30 a.m. Saturday near the N. Ohio Street overpass in the Madison Manor neighborhood, according to scanner chatter.
A 58-year-old Arlington man has been found guilty of intentionally striking a bicyclist near Long Bridge Park, but he probably won’t serve time for it.
Samuel Thernstrom was found guilty of two misdemeanors on Tuesday: assault and battery and property damage under $1,000. He faced up to a year in jail but received only a suspended six-month sentence, according to court records.
Update 2/20/26: The felony charge has been dropped, but the driver was found guilty of two misdemeanors: assault and battery and property damage under $1,000. He has received a suspended six-month sentence.
A 58-year-old Arlington man is in jail after police say he purposely struck a bicyclist with his car following an argument.
A cyclist seriously injured in a crash near Bluemont Park over the weekend was issued a traffic citation.
The crash happened shortly after 3:30 p.m. Saturday, at the intersection of Wilson Blvd and N. Manchester Street, where bike lane safety improvements were installed a few months ago.
A teenage girl suffered significant injuries after being struck by a driver while on her way to school.
The crash happened around 7:15 a.m. this morning (Friday) at the intersection of N. Jefferson Street and 15th Street N., a few blocks from Swanson Middle School, in the Westover area.
A cyclist was seriously injured after being struck by a driver in Clarendon this morning.
The crash happened just after 8:30 a.m. on eastbound 10th Street N. at N. Irving Street, across from Fire Station No. 4.
A teen boy was hospitalized after being struck by a car in Virginia Square shortly after school dismissal on Tuesday.
Initial reports suggest the teen was biking along Wilson Blvd on a Capital Bikeshare bike when he was struck by a driver in a Toyota sedan. He was reported to be dazed and bleeding from the head.
A driver has been cited after striking a teen cyclist in a crosswalk near a high school this morning.
The crash happened just after 8 a.m. at the intersection of 13th Street N. and N. Quincy Street, adjacent to Washington-Liberty High School. An officer working in the area saw the crash and immediately radioed for medics to respond.
A cyclist was hurt and a man was robbed by a trio of robbery suspects over the weekend.
The wild incident started shortly before noon on Saturday, on a cul-de-sac street in the Donaldson Run neighborhood.
After a driver collided with a child on a bicycle on S. Carlin Springs Road this week, neighbors and advocates are calling for street safety upgrades.
For its part, Arlington County says it has already been working on safety measures for the area, which has narrow sidewalks, little or no pedestrian buffer and a history of crashes. Upcoming steps include reducing speeds near the schools in the area: Kenmore Middle School and Carlin Springs Elementary.
