Overturned vehicle on N. Henderson Road (photo courtesy John F.)
Overturned vehicle on N. Henderson Road (photo courtesy Alan Seraile and Ray Payton)
Overturned vehicle on N. Henderson Road (photo courtesy Alan Seraile and Ray Payton)
Overturned vehicle on N. Henderson Road (photo courtesy Alan Seraile and Ray Payton)
A crash ended in a vehicle overturned this morning near Ballston.
The wreck happened in the Buckingham neighborhood, on N. Henderson Road near the intersection with 4th Road N., around 7:15 a.m. That’s about a block from Barrett Elementary School.
It’s unclear what led to the crash, but the vehicle — a small Honda SUV — ended up on its roof in the middle of Henderson Road, blocking it for a period of time.
According to initial reports, the driver — who was the only occupant — was able to self-extricate from the flipped vehicle and was subsequently evaluated by medics for a possible head injury.
Traffic safety has been a recurring theme in this area over the past few months. The nearby intersection of N. George Mason Drive and N. Park Drive has been flagged as hazardous, set for safety improvements. Meanwhile, another nearby intersection where a mother pushing a stroller was struck by a driver, has received new stop signs and enforcement. And, earlier this month, a vehicle overturned on N. George Mason Drive near 4th Street N.
This morning’s crash has since been cleared and the road reopened, but it delayed at least one ART bus route for about an hour.
Please be advised that ART Route 72 has detour, at N. Glebe rd. and Henderson Road due to Police Activity. Thank you for your understanding.
Crash with overturned vehicle on N. George Mason Drive (staff photo)
Crash with overturned vehicle on N. George Mason Drive (staff photo)
Crash with overturned vehicle on N. George Mason Drive (staff photo)
Crash with overturned vehicle on N. George Mason Drive (staff photo)
Crash with overturned vehicle on N. George Mason Drive (staff photo)
Crash with overturned vehicle on N. George Mason Drive
(Updated at 3:35 p.m.) A portion of N. George Mason Drive was closed this afternoon in the Buckingham neighborhood, near Ballston, after a crash.
The crash left one car overturned and on its roof in the roadway. It was not immediately clear how the crash happened nor whether anyone was hurt. It appeared that at least one other car — pushed partially onto the sidewalk — was involved.
The northbound lanes of George Mason were blocked in the area of 4th Street N. while police talked to witnesses and crews worked to clear the wreck. As of 3:35 p.m., all lanes were back open.
Police and firefighters responded to scene while a crowd of onlookers gathered nearby, many with smartphones in hand.
LOCATION: N George Mason Dr. / 4th St. N INCIDENT: Traffic Collision IMPACT: All lanes of NB N George Mason Dr. are closed at the intersection of 4th St. N. Seek alternate routes. pic.twitter.com/9wDP7TmZjO
Three people were hurt, two seriously, after a two-vehicle crash along Route 50 this morning.
The crash happened around 11:45 a.m. in the westbound lanes of Route 50 at N. Jackson Street, near the pedestrian bridge, prompting numerous calls to 911. A tipster described it to ARLnow as a “terrible accident.”
The circumstances surrounding the crash are unclear, but one vehicle ended up mangled, with a row of seats exposed, on the grass in front of the Lutheran church.
Two people suffered potentially serious injuries and another suffered minor injuries, according to initial reports. One of the seriously injured people was rushed to the trauma center at GW Hospital, while the other was brought to Virginia Hospital Center.
All lanes of Route 50 were blocked for a period of time. Later, just the westbound lanes were closed. The closures lasted for nearly two hours while crews worked to clean up the crash.
double yellow line. This intersection is in desperate need of *at least* no-left-turn signs (from EB 50 to Jackson and vice versa.). Any attention you can call is welcome!
Lastly, note no guardrails on the pathway taken by the middle school kids walking home from TJ Middle School, crossing the green pedestrian bridge at this intersection. Alice West Fleet Elementary is also right there.
LOCATION: WB Route 50/N Jackson St INCIDENT: Traffic Collision IMPACT: Rt 50 is shut down from Irving St to North Jackson St. Seek alternate routes. pic.twitter.com/XLvtokhkwT
The westbound lanes of Columbia Pike are closed near Penrose Square due to a gas leak.
It appears that a construction crew working in the roadway struck a gas line. Police, firefighters and Washington Gas crews have responded to the scene.
As a result, westbound traffic is being diverted onto S. Barton Street, according to scanner traffic. One lane of eastbound traffic remains open.
It is not immediately clear how long the closure will last.
Arlington has seen a spate of gas line ruptures recently, mostly due to construction activity. S. Walter Reed Drive was completely blocked for a period of time on May 19 and two separate road closures for gas leaks, in Westover and Halls Hill, were reported on May 30.
Update at 3 p.m. — The road has reopened, per police radio traffic.
A portion of S. Walter Reed Drive is closed due to a gas line rupture.
The artery is currently closed between 6th and 7th streets — about halfway between Route 50 and Columbia Pike — after reports of a construction crew accidentally rupturing a sizable gas line.
There’s no word on how long the road closure will last. Firefighters are on scene with hoses at the ready should something ignite the leaking natural gas before Washington Gas crews can shut off the line.
LOCATION: S Walter Reed Dr / 7th St S INCIDENT: Fire Department Activity IMPACT: S Walter Reed Dr is closed from 6th St S to 7th St S. Seek alternate routes. pic.twitter.com/qK5QNQ1QD4
The Arlington County Police Department will conduct road closures in order to accommodate two upcoming events taking place on Saturday, May 13.
2023 Arlington Science Focus School 5k & 1 Mile Fun Run
The 2023 Arlington Science Focus School 5k & 1 Mile Fun Run will take place on Saturday, May 13. The following roadway will be closed from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.:
N. Lincoln Street, from 14th Street N. to 17th Street N.
The entrance to the parking lot for Hayes Park (1500 block of N. Lincoln Street) will be temporarily closed for the duration of the event.
2023 Police Week 5k
The 2023 National Police Week 5k will take place on Saturday, May 13, and will begin at approximately 9:00 a.m. The following roadways will be closed in order to accommodate the event:
From approximately 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Army Navy Drive, from 12th Street S. to S. Eads Street
Southbound Route 110 ramp to Army Navy Drive
From approximately 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Army Navy Drive, from S. Eads Street to S. Joyce Street
S. Joyce Street, from Army Navy Drive to Columbia Pike
Southgate Road, from S. Nash Street to Columbia Pike
S. Hayes Street, from Army Navy Drive to 12th Street S.
Northbound I-395 ramp to Army Navy Drive (Exit 8C)
From approximately 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
S. Eads Street, from Army Navy Drive to 12th Street S.
11th Street S., from S. Eads Street to Army Navy Drive
Columbia Pike, from S. Joyce Street to the Washington Boulevard Ramp
Southbound Washington Boulevard, from Memorial Circle to Columbia Pike
Southbound Route 110, from I-66 East and Wilson Boulevard to Army Navy Drive / I-395 North ramp
Ramp to Army Navy Drive from exit 8A / Arlington Ridge Road/ Washington Boulevard
Additional Information
Community members should expect to see an increased police presence in these areas, and motorists are urged to follow law enforcement direction, be mindful of closures, and remain alert for increased pedestrian traffic. Additional closures not mentioned above may be implemented at police discretion in the interest of public safety.
Motorists should be on the lookout for temporary “No parking” signs, as street parking in the area will be limited. Illegally parked vehicles may be ticketed or towed. If your vehicle is towed from a public street, call the Emergency Communications Center 703-558-2222.
Car down embankment after reported single-vehicle crash (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
Car down embankment after reported single-vehicle crash (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
Car down embankment after reported single-vehicle crash (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
Car down embankment after reported single-vehicle crash (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
Separate two-vehicle crash on Washington Blvd ramp (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
Two-vehicle crash on Washington Blvd ramp in May (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
Weather appears to be a factor in a crash that left a woman trapped in her car on an embankment this morning.
The crash happened around 11:15 a.m. on a ramp from Route 50 to Washington Blvd. The driver apparently lost control and the car came to rest halfway down the embankment, between the ramp and the Sequoia Plaza complex that houses a number of county offices.
Initial reports suggest that the driver was uninjured, but was stuck in the car due to concerns about it sliding further down the hill. Firefighters stabilized the vehicle and brought the woman to safety.
As of noon, first responders and a tow crew remained on scene, working to get the vehicle back up the hill and onto the flatbed tow truck.
This was not the only crash along Washington Blvd this morning.
An earlier two-vehicle collision nearby, on the crash-prone merge from Sequoia Plaza onto Washington Blvd, was still causing some delays at the time of the single-vehicle crash. The crash involved a Porsche SUV that appears to have rear-ended a Nissan sedan.
LOCATION: EB Rt. 50 (Arlington Blvd.)/ SB Washington Blvd. INCIDENT: Traffic Collision IMPACT: The exit of Rt. 50 (Arlington Blvd.) to SB Washington Blvd. is closed. Seek alternate routes. pic.twitter.com/2VKtPEe9pV
Crash with overturned vehicle at Route 50 and Park Drive (photo courtesy Michael Thomas)
Crash with overturned vehicle at Route 50 and Park Drive (photo courtesy Michael Thomas)
Crash with overturned vehicle at Route 50 and Park Drive (photo courtesy Michael Thomas)
Crash with overturned vehicle at Route 50 and Park Drive (photo courtesy Michael Thomas)
Crash with overturned vehicle at Route 50 and Park Drive (photo courtesy Michael Thomas)
The intersection of Route 50 and Park Drive was shut down for part of yesterday’s evening rush hour after a serious crash.
The crash happened around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Scanner traffic suggests that only one vehicle — a gray SUV, which came to rest on the driver’s side — was involved. The driver was trapped in the SUV after the crash.
Firefighters worked to stabilize the vehicle and safely remove the driver, who was initially reported to be unconscious but was alert once rescuers arrived. The driver was then taken via ambulance to a local trauma center.
In addition to shutting down the busy commuter route for an extended period of time, the crash uprooted a road sign at the intersection.
A resident who lives nearby noted that this intersection has seen numerouscrashes over the years.
“Lots of accidents at that intersection,” said Michael Thomas, who lives a block or two away. “Lots of inebriated drivers departing from Outback Steakhouse. They (and others) make right turns on red from Park onto Route 50 despite the signed prohibition. And people on Route 50 drive too fast and run red lights.”
Thomas said firefighters cut open the roof the the SUV, a Toyota RAV4, to remove the driver. It was “hard to tell” what caused the crash, he said.
A crowd of local resident gathered as the rescue operation took place. The intersection reopened by 7:45 p.m., according to Arlington Alert.
Shortly after the rollover crash, another notable wreck was reported elsewhere in Arlington. A driver rear-ended an ART bus near the intersection of Columbia Pike and S. Courthouse Road.
LOCATION: NB George Washington Parkway / Spout Run Parkway INCIDENT: Police Department Activity IMPACT: Traffic is blocked on the George Washington Parkway from Spout Run Parkway to Chain Bridge. Seek Alternate routes. pic.twitter.com/JXpMk2Rf5M
A car crashed into the side of a house as a result of a crash that also left an SUV overturned (photo courtesy anonymous)
Arlington County police responded to a major crash along S. Glebe Road yesterday afternoon.
The crash happened around 3:15 p.m. Sunday on Glebe near the intersection with 6th Street S., about a block south of Fire Station 1. An SUV overturned and a sedan ran into the side of a house as a result of the crash.
Initial reports suggest that the sedan driver was at first unresponsive and stuck in the car, while an occupant of the SUV was bleeding profusely from the head. None of the injuries were reported to be life threatening.
Northbound lanes of S. Glebe Road were shut down for an hour or so as a result of the crash response and cleanup.
LOCATION: S Glebe Rd / 5th St S INCIDENT: Traffic Collision IMPACT: All NB lanes of S Glebe Rd. are closed at 5th St. S. Traffic is being diverted. Seek alternate routes. pic.twitter.com/n2dBhjHB5l
Damage to a car during a crash at N. Park Drive and N. George Mason Drive (via David Hartogs/Twitter)
Police on scene of a crash at N. Park Drive and N. George Mason Drive (via David Hartogs/Twitter)
Cars cross the intersection of N. George Mason Drive and N. Park Drive (staff photo)
A car passes the variable 25 mph sign near the intersection of N. George Mason Drive and N. Park Drive (staff photo)
A runner uses a rapid flashing beacon to cross N. Park Drive (staff photo)
Cars parked near the Lubber Run Community Center on N. Park Drive, where there is a variable speed limit of 20 mph (staff photo)
(Updated at 12:20 p.m.) A troubled intersection near Lubber Run Community Center clocked another vehicle crash last week.
The collision at N. George Mason Drive and N. Park Drive last Tuesday happened as neighbors await the installation of street markings and, eventually, signage, alerting drivers to a lower speed limit of 20 mph in the area.
“A Porsche SUV gunned it through a busy intersection and collided with another SUV,” said Phillip Berenbroick, who saw the crash. “[It] happened right as kids and parents are rushing over to Barrett Elementary [School] for 9 a.m. school start.”
And that wasn’t all. While first responders were still on scene, an Audi SUV headed from the Arlington Forest neighborhood toward Ballston on Park Drive sped through the intersection and was pulled over by police, Berenbroick said. He noted that Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons stopping traffic and allowing pedestrians to cross N. Park Drive were flashing.
“It’s super dangerous for pedestrians when cars traveling eastbound on Park Drive out of Arlington Forest try to cross through the intersection and turn northbound on George Mason,” he said. “ACPD pulled the car over and let the driver off with a warning. It was a little surprising since the accident that police and EMTs were responding to was a result of the same type of dangerous driving.”
The collision reignited one neighbor’s push for a traffic signal there, particularly given the presence of Barrett Elementary one block away. Drivers tend to go fast on the four-lane expanse of N. George Mason Drive, leaving few windows for people on N. Park Drive trying to cross or turn left, including those going to and coming from the popular Lubber Run Community Center.
Arlington has a county-wide policy setting a permanent 20 mph speed limit on neighborhood streets within 600 feet of a school. Arlington County expects markings alerting drivers will cost $150,000 and will be added over the next 2-3 years.
Another crash and N. Park and N. George Mason, this morning, this time witnessed by kids walking to school and a child was in the car that was struck. Still debating a light @ArlingtonVA or waiting for kids to get injured? @ARLnowDOTcompic.twitter.com/LKc4fn6BzX
Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons, which give pedestrians are more “protected” window to cross the road, were installed at the N. Park Drive intersection in late 2020 as part of a transportation study related to the community center project.
Currently, the speed limit on N. George Mason Drive in the area is 30 mph, reduced to 25 mph when a light near the community center is flashing. Later this spring, speeds on the road will drop another 5 mph — to 20 mph — when lights are flashing, in response to a new county-wide policy.
As part of the updated school zone policy, the speed limit on parts of Park Drive near Barrett will be reduced to 20 mph at all times.
Also this spring, the intersection is expected to get new “SLOW SCHOOL XING” markings after it is repaved, according to Dept. of Environmental Services spokeswoman Claudia Pors.
“The Water Sewer Streets crew is putting together the schedule for what streets are getting repaved this season, so the timing of when the N. George Mason Drive and Park Drive [intersection gets] paved will depend on them,” said Pors.
The intersection of N. George Mason Drive and N. Park Drive will be repaved this paving season (via Arlington County)
In all, there have been 23 crashes at George Mason sand Park since 2017, of which nine occurred in the two years the Lubber Run Community Center has been open, according to data from Arlington County Police Department. Last week’s crash does not register because it does not reporting criteria outlined in state code.
