A driver has died after crashing into another vehicle while driving the wrong way on GW Parkway early Sunday morning, police say.
The two-vehicle crash took place shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday near one of the Parkway’s overlooks in Arlington.
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Two people suffered critical injuries after a fiery two-vehicle crash on the GW Parkway early Sunday morning.
The crash happened around 1 a.m. in Arlington County, reportedly near the Parkway’s second overlook. Initial reports suggest that one driver was pulled from their burning vehicle by a U.S. Park Police officer, while the other was trapped and extricated by firefighters after a rescue operation.
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A serious crash on GW Parkway injured two construction workers and left passengers trapped inside a flaming vehicle on Friday night, authorities say.
One of the construction workers was taken to the hospital in “life-threatening condition,” while the other five people were transported “in critical but stable condition,” U.S. Park Police told ARLnow.
A suspect accused of stealing a woman’s car at gunpoint in Cherrydale was arrested yesterday evening (Tuesday) following a chase and rollover crash in D.C.
The Prince George’s County Police Department spotted the stolen SUV around 11 p.m., hours after the original incident that took place around 1 p.m. yesterday at 18th Street N. and N. Randolph Street.
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Two people were killed yesterday (Sunday) in a one-car crash on GW Parkway.
Shortly after 2 p.m., a vehicle left the roadway and struck the overpass at the ramp from southbound Washington Blvd to southbound GW Parkway, according to the U.S. Park Police.
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This weekend’s military parade is expected to close a portion of GW Parkway, the Arlington Memorial Bridge and part of the Mount Vernon Trail.
However, none of the extensive festivities in honor of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army are currently expected to happen in Arlington, county spokesperson Erika Moore told ARLnow.
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Helicopters flying near Reagan National Airport caused flight diversions yesterday (Sunday) and Thursday.
The first incident involved an Army Black Hawk helicopter taking a “scenic route around the Pentagon,” according to the Federal Aviation Administration. It caused two commercial aircraft to cancel landings and has drawn the ire of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
A woman was rescued Tuesday evening after driving into the Potomac River along the GW Parkway.
The incident happened shortly before 7 p.m. on the Parkway between the 14th Street Bridge and Memorial Bridge. A crowd gathered along the Mt. Vernon Trail as U.S. Park Police and good Samaritans helped to pull the driver to shore.
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Police and firefighters rescued a man precariously stuck in the mud near Roosevelt Island this morning.
Initial reports suggest that a man in his 70s became stuck in the mud while trying to retrieve a walking stick between the Mount Vernon Trail and the Potomac River. Per scanner traffic, he sank in the mud until he was nearly neck-deep, prompting a large rescue response.
A person died and another was hospitalized after a major crash on the GW Parkway on New Year’s Day.
The crash happened around around 11 p.m. on the southbound Parkway near Roosevelt Island and exits to I-66 and Route 50.
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Two suspects led authorities on a three-hour-long pursuit by land and by water overnight.
The chase started around 1 a.m. in Crystal City, when a Virginia State Police trooper spotted a car with improper tags, which then fled from an attempted traffic stop. The chase made its way onto I-395 near the Pentagon, where the suspect’s car struck a police cruiser, according to Virginia State Police, after which the suspects fled on foot, chased by troopers.
A triple fatal crash Wednesday morning in D.C. has claimed the lives of two young Arlington men.
U.S. Park Police just released the names of those killed. They include Jonathan Cabrera Mendez, 23, and Olvin Torres Velasquez, 22, both of Arlington.