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What Dispatch Heard in May

Pedestrian, cyclist, and scooter strikes — vulnerable road users (VRUs) — plus crashes on corridors of interest (currently Braddock Road and Mount Vernon Avenue) on Alexandria’s public dispatch audio in May 2026. This log is very much in progress. Cards reflect what dispatch said in the moment; details and verdicts may be revised as more information surfaces, including police context expected at upcoming community meetings. Companion to What Dispatch Heard in April.

Friday, May 1 · 5:03 PM · Del Ray

Kennedy St & Mount Vernon Ave

PedestrianCrosswalk
Units in reference to the MVC injury pedestrian struck at Kennedy and Mount Vernon Avenue. It’s going to be a female that was struck and is stuck under the vehicle. It’s going to be a black Toyota RAV4. It’s going to be a nine-year-old female.
5:03:42 PM · APD · 19s · initial dispatch
5:03:49 PM · AFD · 19s · Engine 209, Medic 301, EMS 201
5:04:12 PM · APD · 18s · nine-year-old female, stuck under the vehicle
5:05:13 PM · AFD · 14s · Rescue 209 added
5:24:28 PM · APD · 16s · officer following medics
5:31:14 PM · AFD · 9s · transport confirmed: Children’s National, DC
Saturday, May 2 · 11:03 PM · Arlandria

3801 Executive Ave

Pedestrian
Engine 209, Medic 109, Rescue 209, EMS 202, operate onto Bravo, Box 209-21, Pedestrian’s Drop, 3801 Executive Avenue, Cross Street, West Cleve Road.
11:03:41 PM · APD · 11s · initial dispatch
11:03:45 PM · AFD · 22s · Engine 209, Medic 109, Rescue 209, EMS 202
Monday, May 4 · 8:12 AM

4317 Wheeler Ave (parking lot)

Pedestrian
Copy crash 7. It’s going to be 4317 Wheeler Avenue, 4317 Wheeler Avenue. It’s a four pedestrian struck. The patient right now is refusing an ambulance. He says that a vehicle in the parking lot backed into him.
8:12:50 AM · AFD · 21s · initial dispatch
8:14:29 AM · AFD · 6s · “our engine won’t start”
8:14:31 AM · APD · 19s · vehicle backed into pedestrian, ambulance refused
8:15:45 AM · AFD · 10s · cancellation
Tuesday, May 5 · 8:57 AM · Carlyle

Duke St & John Carlyle St (by Whole Foods)

Pedestrian
Both units, Chevron and Duke Street and John Carlisle for a pedestrian struck. The suspect’s vehicle is still on scene. Fire is also en route to this location. The patient has injuries with lacerations to her head.
8:57:40 AM · AFD · 18s · Engine 201, Medic 405, EMS 202
8:59:21 AM · APD · 9s · reassigning units
8:59:56 AM · APD · 17s · suspect on scene; lacerations to her head
Friday, May 8 · 4:53 PM · West End / Mark Center

Fillmore Ave & N Beauregard St

Pedestrian
330, any units to break and respond for the MVC with injuries at the intersection of Fillmore Avenue and North Beauregard. It’s going to be a Northern Virginia PD officer on scene that struck a pedestrian. Fire is also en route. Priority response is authorized.
4:53:48 PM · AFD · 19s · initial dispatch
4:55:40 PM · APD · 31s · NoVA PD officer on scene struck a pedestrian
4:55:53 PM · AFD · 14s · Medic 206 added
Friday, May 8 · 10:13 PM · Old Town

S Payne St & Prince St

Scooter
At 124 any units break and assist for the MVC with a scooter at South Payne and Prince. Again South Payne Street at Prince Street. Fire response will be authorized at 2214. Fire is en route for the same scooter versus a dark colored SUV.
10:13:00 PM · AFD · 18s · initial dispatch (called as bicyclist)
10:14:25 PM · APD · 19s · scooter versus dark colored SUV
10:15:13 PM · AFD · 7s · Medic 411 directed en route
Saturday, May 16 · 12:43 AM · Carlyle / Eisenhower

Harvard St & Cameron St

Scooter
This is going to be for the accident involving a scooter at the intersection of Harvard Street and Cameron Street. We do have a male patient bleeding from the head. We also have medics responding. Priority response is authorized at 0044.
12:43:59 AM · AFD · 19s · initial dispatch (called as bicyclist)
12:44:20 AM · APD · 19s · male patient bleeding from the head
Sunday, May 17 · 11:35 AM · Old Town

400 block S Alfred St (at Wolfe St)

Pedestrian
Headquarters to Indiana to respond to the crash with injury at the 400 block of South Alfred Street. The 400 block of South Alfred. We’re looking for a GLE 350 Mercedes Benz versus a pedestrian.
11:35:11 AM · AFD · 37s · Engine 205, Medic 205, EMS 201
11:37:55 AM · APD · 14s · Mercedes GLE 350 versus a pedestrian
11:42:06 AM · APD · 8s · plate readback: blue Mercedes, VA 11637-W
Sunday, May 17 · 7:41 PM · West End (Liberty Gas)

4368 King St (Liberty Gas Station)

MotorcycleBicyclist
332, 332 Alpha for the accident involving a motorcycle. 4368 King Street, 4368 King Street. Receiving multiple callers. Reference the motorcycle versus a sedan. Possibly a blue Toyota. Patient is currently standing. Fire is also en route.
7:41:20 PM · APD · 25s · motorcycle versus blue Toyota sedan
7:41:20 PM · AFD · 21s · AFD dispatched as “bicyclist’s struck” (CAD template)
Monday, May 18 · 8:04 AM · Mark Center

King St & S Walter Reed Dr (next to the Mark Center)

Cyclist
Headquarters to the unit that could break for a crash with injury at Walter Reed Drive and King Street. [On scene:] Carl’s advising there are no injuries now, so it’s just going to be property damage.
8:04:00 AM · AFD · 19s · initial dispatch as “Bicyclist’s Struck”
8:04:07 AM · APD · 6s · APD dispatch — crash with injury
8:04:20 AM · APD · 14s · redirected; on-scene reports no injuries, property damage only
Tuesday, May 19 · 8:10 PM · Old Town North

558 N Saint Asaph St (at Pendleton St)

ScooterHit and run
311, 312, just be advised we also have medics en route. This argument may have been a subject being knocked off his scooter. Check for a white SUV on scene. [Later, 9:03 PM:] He was struck by a vehicle on a scooter, has some injuries to his leg. The scene is cold.
8:10:19 PM · APD · 8s · subject knocked off his scooter; white SUV on scene
9:03:11 PM · APD · 14s · leg injuries; scene is cold (vehicle gone)
9:04:18 PM · AFD · 14s · Ambulance 207 dispatched to 558 N St Asaph & Pendleton
Wednesday, May 20 · 4:58 PM · West End / Seminary corridor

N Howard St & Seminary Rd

Pedestrian
335 and units are back for the crash, pedestrian struck at North Howard and Seminary Road. North Howard Street and Seminary Road, priority response authorized 1658. We’re looking for a Nissan Altima.
4:58:01 PM · APD · 19s · priority response authorized; looking for a Nissan Altima
4:58:05 PM · AFD · 19s · Engine 207, Medic 206, EMS 201
5:08:05 PM · APD · 8s · plate readback: gray 2024 Nissan, valid 11-2027, negative
5:23:24 PM · APD · 11s · officer gives courtesy ride for one male to Alexandria City High School
Thursday, May 21 · 8:52 PM · Seminary corridor / Mark Center

5021 Seminary Rd at Mark Center Ave

Pedestrian
325 and 315 for the MVC pedestrian struck. 5021 Seminary Road, 5021 Seminary Road. Stated adult was struck by a vehicle and black Nissan Altima is still on scene. Fire is en route. Victim is still on ground. Priority response is authorized at 2052 hours.
8:51:50 PM · AFD · 21s · Engine 206, Medic 206, EMS 202
8:52:04 PM · APD · 21s · adult victim on ground; black Nissan Altima on scene
8:59:26 PM · APD · 11s · off-scene units cancel; scene staffed
9:02:45 PM · APD · 7s · officer following Medic 206 to 4320 (Inova Alexandria)
Tuesday, May 26 · 4:48 PM · West End / Cameron Station edge

W Braddock Rd & N Hampton Dr

Pedestrian
331 if you could please respond to the intersection of West Braddock and North Hampton, it’s going to be in reference to an accident pedestrian struck about 10 minutes ago.
4:58:33 PM · APD · 10s · reported 10 minutes after the strike
5:37:30 PM · APD · 10s · officer going to address to speak with the suspect (driver identified)
Thursday, May 28 · 11:50 AM · King Street · adjacent to ACHS King St campus

3310 King St (between Chinquapin Dr & Kenwood Ave)

MotorcycleBicyclistSchool zone
[AFD:] Engine 203, Medic 206, EMS 201, operating on 2 Bravo, Box 20304, Bicyclist’s [Struck], 3310, King St. [APD a minute later:] Sorry about that sir, 214 and crash three, it’s going to be for the motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle at 3310 King Street.
11:50:45 AM · AFD · 35s · initially dispatched as “Bicyclist’s Struck” (AFD CAD template)
11:51:51 AM · APD · 14s · APD clarifies: motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle
Thursday, May 28 · 1:16 PM · Old Town North · waterfront

Canal Center Plaza & N Fairfax St (at 1st St)

Pedestrian
Engine 201, Medic 209, EMS 201, operate onto Bravo, Fox, 20412, Pedestrian Struck, 1st Street, and North Fairfax Street. Engine 205, Medic 205, EMS 202, operate onto Bravo, Fox, 20412, Pedestrian Struck, Canal Center Plaza, and North Fairfax Street.
1:16:21 PM · AFD · 38s · double dispatch — Engine 201 + Engine 205, two medic units
1:18:12 PM · APD · 12s · APD calls in two units
1:18:36 PM · APD · 16s · 212 + 233 priority response authorized
Friday, May 29 · 5:14 PM · Potomac Yard

Main Line Blvd & Bluemont Ave

BicyclistHit and run
325 and units are back for the hit-and-run pedestrian struck at [Bluemont] Avenue and Mainline Boulevard. Caused by an Amazon van. Virginia tag of 2-Kilo-Alpha-1130. Struck his 8-year-old daughter while on her bicycle. Refuse medics.
5:14:40 PM · APD · 18s · 8-year-old struck on bicycle by Amazon van; VA tag 2-Kilo-Alpha-1130; medics refused
5:29:26 PM · APD · 15s · vehicle description: white Dodge work van, black female driver, south on Main Line
5:39:02 PM · APD · 18s · officer locates van at Diamond & Main Line Blvd
Sunday, May 31 · 6:41 PM · West End / Van Dorn area

424 S Whiting St at Edsel Rd

Pedestrian
332 and 331 for MVC injury pedestrian struck 424 South Whiting Street, 424 South Whiting Street. From a time lapse of 15 minutes the vehicle hit the caller’s wife. The striking vehicle is still on scene, it’s going to be a black Toyota RAV4. We do have medics en route.
6:41:20 PM · AFD · 20s · Engine 210, Medic 206, EMS 202 dispatched
6:43:13 PM · APD · 17s · caller’s wife struck by black Toyota RAV4; reported 15 min after; driver on scene

Corridor incidents

Vehicle crashes and other corridor incidents (no confirmed pedestrian, cyclist, or scooter strike) on corridors of interest: Braddock Road (Phase 1 east, Phase 2 / Minnie Howard campus area west) and Mount Vernon Avenue. Tracked for the record, not as VRU strikes.

Monday, May 4 · 8:33 AM · Del Ray · Mount Vernon Avenue corridor

Mount Vernon Ave & E Bellefonte Ave

Hit and run
2-12 can you handle the hit and run no injury at Mount Vernon and East Bellefonte? Mount Vernon and East Bellefonte. En route.
8:33:14 AM · APD · 9s · morning rush hit and run, no injury
Thursday, May 14 · 4:48 PM · Braddock Phase 2 / Minnie Howard

W Braddock Rd & N Radford St

Vehicle crash
Tower 203, Ambulance 203, operate onto Charlie, Motor Vehicle Crash, West Braddock Road, and North [Radford] Street. Tower 203, Ambulance 203.
4:48:45 PM · APD · 5s · Crash 5 handling on the way to traffic direction
4:50:32 PM · AFD · 15s · Tower 203 + Ambulance 203 dispatched
Sunday, May 17 · 6:31 AM · Braddock Phase 2

1700 block W Braddock Rd

Hit and run
224 for the crash the 1700 block of West Braddock Road 1700 block of West Braddock. We’re looking for a black Ford [Fusion] versus a black Nissan Rogue.
6:31:14 AM · APD · 9s · black Ford Fusion vs black Nissan Rogue; vehicle-only hit and run
Sunday, May 17 · 4:32 PM · Braddock Phase 2 / Minnie Howard

W Braddock Rd & N Radford St

Vehicle crash
315 units are back for the crash with injury at Braddock and [Radford], West Braddock Road and North [Radford] Street. Information is still coming in. Medics are also en route. Priority response is authorized.
4:32:10 PM · APD · 11s · crash with injury; priority response
4:32:14 PM · AFD · 17s · Engine 203 + Ambulance 207 dispatched
Monday, May 18 · 7:47 AM · Del Ray · Mount Vernon Avenue corridor

3205 Commonwealth Ave

Of interest
Crash 6, second check on that. Crash 6 be advised, it’s going to be a driver’s license that’s in front of the door of that location. They’re advising that there’s also blood on the sidewalk, and there’s a massive amount of blood and splatter up and down Commonwealth. It was called in by a person by the name of Jake.
7:47:51 AM · APD · 8s · suspicious event dispatched
7:48:01 AM · APD · 21s · driver’s license at the door; blood & splatter up and down Commonwealth
8:18:44 AM · APD · 9s · officer asks if any overnight service calls on the 3200 block
8:19:40 AM · APD · 10s · negative for the 3200 block and Commonwealth Avenue in general
Wednesday, May 20 · 3:48 PM · Braddock corridor (Phase 2 area)

Russell Rd & W Braddock Rd

Police vehicle
310 to 325, were you involved in the accident? Go again? Were you on view or were you involved in the accident? Both.
3:48:38 PM · APD · 6s · Officer 325: “I had an accident” (en route to a Metro bus fight)
3:50:20 PM · AFD · 33s · Rescue 209 + Medic 209 dispatched (heavy rescue)
3:50:34 PM · APD · 48s · 310: “Were you involved?” 325: “Both.” Henry’s tow to Impound 1
5:27:44 PM · APD · 9s · transporting one voluntary male to Inova Oakville (Del Ray ER)
5:29:58 PM · APD · 10s · all lanes reopened at Russell & W Braddock (closed ~1h 40m)
Thursday, May 21 · 5:31 PM · Del Ray · Better Braddock Phase 1 corridor

Little St & E Braddock Rd

DASH bus
324 to check in on a crash involving a dash bus and a Volkswagen. It’s going to be at Little Street and East Braddock Road. Dash bus. Communications is being notified.
5:31:27 PM · APD · 12s · DASH bus vs Volkswagen; DASH communications notified
Friday, May 22 · 3:01 PM · Braddock Phase 2

1100 block W Braddock Rd at Valley Dr

Vehicle crash
820 it looks like in the 1100 block of West Braddock Road there is a two car accident. [Followup AFD:] Engine 206, Ambulance 207, operate onto Charlie, Box 203-04, Motor Vehicle Crash, West Braddock Road, and Valley Drive.
3:01:03 PM · APD · 11s · initial report of two-car accident
3:14:48 PM · AFD · 17s · Engine 206 + Ambulance 207 to W Braddock & Valley
4:42:10 PM · APD · 11s · 314 dispatched additional
4:57:50 PM · APD · 6s · 324 adds to scene
Saturday, May 23 · 5:10 PM · Del Ray · Mount Vernon Avenue corridor

1316 Mount Vernon Ave (near E Luray)

Vehicle crash
325 La Crash property damage 1316 Mount Vernon Avenue.
5:10:23 PM · APD · 7s · property damage crash; near April incident #9 location (MVA & E Luray ped strike)
Monday, May 25 · 8:26 AM · Braddock Phase 2 / Minnie Howard

W Braddock Rd & N Radford St

Vehicle crash
223 for the crash at West Braddock Road and North [Radford] Street. West Braddock Road and North [Radford] Street. We’re looking for a Toyota Tundra versus an Audi Coupe.
8:26:30 AM · AFD · 11s · Tower 203 on scene of two-vehicle accident
8:30:11 AM · APD · 10s · Toyota Tundra vs Audi Coupe
Wednesday, May 27 · 7:00 PM · Arlandria · Mount Vernon Avenue corridor

Mount Vernon Ave & Executive Ave

Hit and run
324 for the hit and run, Mount Vernon in Executive. Caller advise there are cameras in the parking lot. It’s going to be a 2015 Honda Accord.
7:00:47 PM · APD · 9s · striking vehicle: 2015 Honda Accord; parking lot cameras available
7:28:31 PM · APD · 4s · officer closes the area report