ALEXANDRIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Public Information Office
2003 Mill Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 838-4636
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 27, 2006
9:30 P.M.
Pedestrian Seriously Injured in Crash
Tonight at approximately 7:08 p.m., a 32-year-old Fairfax County woman was struck by a vehicle as she was walking to her vehicle parked along the southeast curb in the 4300 block of Taney Avenue.
Investigation revealed that the victim was unloading items from a white 1998 four-door Subaru that was double-parked in the roadway with its emergency flashes on, when a motorist driving eastbound on Taney Avenue struck her, jumped the curb, and then came to rest on a front lawn of a nearby apartment building.
The motorist, a 32-year-old Alexandria man, was driving a 2006 silver four-door Honda. The victim was flown to the Washington Hospital Center with serious leg and head injuries however, they do not appear to be life-threatening.
The Crash Reconstruction Team responded to the scene and have begun their investigation. No charges have been placed at this time.
For further information please contact the Public Information Office at 703-838-4636.
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