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Accident Involving ART Bus Near Ballston

By ARLnow.com

Update at 3:00 p.m. — The driver of the van has been charged with reckless driving, according to Arlington County police spokeswoman Det. Crystal Nosal. A passenger from the bus and the van driver were both taken to the hospital after the accident, Nosal said.

A minivan slammed into the back of an Arlington Transit (ART) bus at the intersection of N. Glebe Road and 4th Street, near Ballston, just after 11:30 this morning.

The accident happened while the bus was stopped at a bus stop, with at least a dozen passengers on board. The driver of the van has been taken to the hospital, but is expected to be okay. Several bus passengers were evaluated by paramedics on the scene for minor injuries.

Northbound Glebe Road was completely blocked at 3rd Street for more than 45 minutes, but has since reopened. The bus suffered only minor damage and was driven away.

Vehicle Crashes into Columbia Pike CVS

By ARLnow.com

A car crashed into the front of the CVS Pharmacy at 5017 Columbia Pike just after 5:00 p.m. today, injuring two people.

The car hopped the curb, smashed a low stone wall and broke several large windows. Only part of the front of the car actually entered the store.

Two people inside the CVS were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The driver of the car was not hurt. The store is still open for business.

Overturned Vehicle Shuts Down NB I-395

By ARLnow.com

Update at 11:20 a.m. — One lane of NB I-395 has reopened.

Update at 11:05 a.m. — All traffic is being diverted onto King Street and being re-routed back onto I-395 past the accident scene. Expect major backups.

As of 10:30 a.m., northbound I-395 was shut down at King Street due to an accident involving an overturned vehicle.

Arlington firefighters on the scene report three injuries, including two with head injuries. All of the injured people were responsive, firefighters said.

Jogger Hit By Truck on GW Parkway Dies

By ARLnow.com

The jogger who was struck by a truck while waiting to cross the GW Parkway last week has died.

On Thursday afternoon Karen Dubin, 56, was waiting to cross the northbound lanes of the GW Parkway, south of Memorial Bridge, when she was struck by a pickup truck, according to U.S. Park Police spokesman Sgt. David Schlosser. Dubin, of Bethesda, was transported to George Washington University Hospital. She succumbed to her injuries last night, Schlosser said.

Witness accounts posted here and on a blog created to update friends and family on Dubin’s condition shed light on how the accident happened. According to multiple accounts, Dubin was standing on the side of the Parkway near the north ramp to Memorial Bridge when a couple of cars stopped to let her cross. A pickup truck apparently didn’t see the stopped cars in time and swerved to avoid a rear-end collision. The truck struck Dubin and became pinned on top of her. Fellow joggers and other witnesses rushed to the scene and helped to lift the big truck off of Dubin while others called 911. She was conscious, alert and talking when she was brought to the hospital.

Schosser says the driver of the truck remained on the scene. No charges have been filed yet, but “the investigation is on-going,” he said.

Karen was “a loving and vibrant wife, mother, sister, daughter, and friend,” according to those who knew her. She was an international trade specialist with the U.S. Department of Commerce, with degrees from George Washington University and Syracuse University, according to her LinkedIn page.

Photo via family blog

Another Deer Hit on I-66

By ARLnow.com

Police are on the scene of a deer found lying in the middle of I-66.

The deer was hit and killed by a vehicle near Sycamore Street, where I-66 was shut down yesterday morning due to multiple accidents caused by deer in the roadway.

Police are in the process of moving the carcass to the side of the road. No word on the fate of the vehicle that hit the deer and apparently continued on its way.

Deer Cause Early Morning I-66 Smash-Up

By ARLnow.com

A series of accidents shut down westbound I-66 near Sycamore Street this morning.

WUSA is reporting that the highway was closed from 5:00 to 6:30 a.m. due to multiple chain-reaction crashes caused by deer running onto the roadway.

Deer-vehicle collisions are becoming increasingly common in the United States. Between 2007 and 2009, the number of reported crashes involving deer rose 18.3 percent compared to the period five years prior.

BREAKING NEWS — Multi-Vehicle Accident On GW Parkway

By ARLnow.com

A multi-vehicle accident has been reported in the northbound lanes of the GW Parkway near Lady Bird Johnson Park. Arlington County firefighters and paramedics are on the scene.

Initial reports suggest a jogger may have been struck by one of the accident vehicles. Two people are reported to be injured, one critically.

Drivers should expect significant backups on the northbound GW Parkway approaching Memorial Bridge.

Car Catches Fire After GW Parkway Crash

By ARLnow.com

Update at 4:10 p.m. — All lanes have reopened but traffic is moving very slowly, according to the U.S. Park Police Twitter account.

Several people were injured after a car ran off the GW Parkway and into a ravine, then caught fire.

The crash happened around 3:00 p.m., in the northbound lanes just after Memorial Bridge. As of 3:25 p.m., both lanes of the northbound GW Parkway were blocked by emergency vehicles near the crash site.

Initial reports suggest the car occupants were still trapped in the vehicle when it started to catch fire in the ravine. They were apparently pulled out of the wreckage and three people are now being treated by paramedics. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the car fire.

Another Rainy Crash on I-395 at Washington Blvd

By ARLnow.com

Does this scene look familiar? It’s a scene that seems to be repeating itself over and over again when it rains.

Today, around 10:00 a.m., a car spun out of control and hit a guardrail while heading around a bend on southbound I-395, just past Washington Boulevard. The driver was said to be conscious but groggy, and was evaluated by paramedics.

Last month, on a rainy day, an SUVcrashed into the same guardrail in the same location just minutes after police finished clearing a roll-over accident in (you guessed it) the same exact location.

Road Closed After Person Struck by Construction Vehicle

By ARLnow.com

Police are shutting down southbound Route 110 at the exit for Route 27, near the Pentagon, for a report of a person struck by a construction vehicle.

The person was initially reported to be trapped under a backhoe, but fire fighters on the scene have advised that the victim is in fact not trapped.

Update at 2:05 p.m. — Police are in the process of opening one southbound lane. The victim’s injuries are said to be non-life-threatening.

Scooter Accident in Buckingham

By ARLnow.com

A scooter rider was injured after a crash at the intersection of N. Thomas Street and Pershing Drive in Buckingham, just south of Ballston.

Initial reports suggested the scooter ran into a car, but our photographer didn’t spot any damaged cars. There was, however, some road work and rough pavement in the area.

The scooter rider’s injuries were reported to be non-life-threatening.

Photo courtesy Addison H.

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