A series of events promoting safety on local trails kicked off today (Wednesday) in response to a rise in crashes and concerns around higher-speed vehicles.
The county and NOVA Parks offered safety tips and guidance on e-bikes, which are allowed on local trails but can be hazardous at high speeds, and e-motorcycles, which aren’t allowed on county trails at all.
Arlington County police have a message for parents shopping for their kids’ back-to-school wheels: e-motorcycles aren’t for teenagers.
The devices can reach speeds of up to 65 mph and are “generally NOT appropriate for teens,” according to ACPD. Anyone operating a mobility device capable of more than 35 mph, or with a motor output above 750 watts, needs an M Class endorsement on their driver’s license and proper registration for the device.
A motorcyclist was hurled into the street following a collision with a vehicle on N. Glebe Road this afternoon.
The collision took place at Glebe and 4th Street N. around 3:30 p.m. today (Thursday), according to scanner chatter.
An Alexandria man has died after a motorcycle crash on I-395 in Arlington.
The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. Monday in the southbound HOV lanes near the Pentagon.
An Arlington man is behind bars after police say he tried to carjack a motorcycle while armed with an airsoft gun.
The alleged incident happened this past Thursday afternoon in the Halls Hill neighborhood. No one was hurt and police say they arrested the suspect in a nearby home.
A Falls Church has admitted to leaving the scene after striking a motorcyclist on I-395 earlier this year.
Fullas Abebe, 45, pleaded guilty to a felony hit-and-run charge in Arlington County Circuit Court yesterday (Thursday).
An Arlington County Police motorcycle officer was injured in a crash Tuesday afternoon.
The crash happened on N. Underwood Street, in the East Falls Church area near Bishop O’Connell High School.
A 45-year-old man from Falls Church was arrested Sunday and charged in a serious hit-and-run crash that was caught on camera.
The crash happened around 12:40 p.m. Sunday in the southbound lanes of I-395 near the Pentagon.
(Updated at 11:25 a.m.) All lanes of northbound I-395 were blocked at Glebe Road during the Thursday evening commute due to a fatal motorcycle crash.
State police are investigating the crash, which happened just before 5 p.m. The motorcycle rider was dead upon police arrival in a scene described by arriving officers as disturbing and spread out over a distance.
(Updated at 5:30 p.m.) All lanes of southbound I-395 were blocked near Shirlington Circle this evening due to a serious crash.
Initial reports suggest that a motorcyclist crashed and remained down in the middle lane of the highway. The person’s injuries were reported to be potentially life threatening or life altering.
A motorcyclist suffered a significant injury this afternoon after a crash near Ballston that was caught on camera.
The crash happened shortly before 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of N. Glebe Road and Washington Blvd.
(Updated at 11:15 a.m.) A large group of motorcycle and dirt bike riders cruised through Arlington tonight.
Police first started tracking the group on Wilson Blvd in Rosslyn just before 7:30 p.m. At least 50-100 riders were “recklessly driving all over the road,” in the words of one officer.
