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 September 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. Companion to What Dispatch Heard in August, July, June, May, and the original April retrospective.
Wednesday, September 2 · 8:11 AM · West End · Seminary Hill
Kenmore Ave & Seminary Rd
Scooter
Correction, an accident between a vehicle and a motorized scooter. One person on scene with injuries. … a motor vehicle crash involving a black Nissan and someone on a motorized scooter. There is a language barrier.
8:09:43 AM · AFD · 12s · 2 Charlie: a crash involving a black Nissan and someone on a motorized scooter; a language barrier on scene
8:11:18 AM · APD · 15s · MVC with injuries on a moped at Kenmore Ave & Seminary Rd; priority response
8:12:02 AM · APD · 15s · correction: an accident between a vehicle and a motorized scooter, one person with injuries; fire responding
8:21:39 AM · APD · 53s · an officer reviews traffic-camera video: the crash itself is blocked by a school bus in frame; the vehicle appeared stationary at the stop sign
A motorized-scooter rider struck by a black Nissan at Kenmore Avenue and Seminary Road (Seminary Hill), during the Tuesday-morning rush; one person injured, and a language barrier on scene. APD reviewed traffic-camera video, but the crash itself was blocked from view by a school bus; the Nissan appeared stationary at the stop sign in the footage, so how the impact happened is unresolved on the public feed. Striking-vehicle detail from the AFD 2 Charlie response channel. Off both watched corridors; VRU strikes are tracked citywide.
Wednesday, September 2 · 8:38 AM · Old Town
Duke St & S Alfred St
Pedestrian
It’s going to be a silver sedan that struck a female. Female is conscious and alert. … It was a female who was running, a silver sedan hit her. … the vehicle struck her pretty hard. The vehicle is still on the scene.
8:38:23 AM · AFD · 35s · pedestrian struck, Duke St & S Alfred St; engine, medic, and EMS dispatched to 2 Bravo
8:38:40 AM · APD · 30s · a silver sedan struck a female; conscious and alert; an officer arrives and slows units — medics still needed
8:39:27 AM · AFD · 26s · 2 Bravo: she was running when the sedan hit her — “struck her pretty hard”; the driver stayed on scene
8:50:31 AM · AFD · 6s · 2 Bravo: patient refusal reported by the responding unit
A woman out running was struck by a silver sedan at Duke Street and South Alfred Street (Old Town) during the morning rush. Dispatch relayed that the vehicle “struck her pretty hard”; she was conscious and alert, the driver remained on scene, and the responding medic unit later reported a patient refusal, so she was likely not transported. Injury detail from the AFD 2 Bravo response channel. Off both watched corridors; VRU strikes are tracked citywide.
Thursday, September 3 · 3:56 PM · West End · Dora Kelley area
1000 N Pegram St (at Taney Ave)
Pedestrian
Pedestrian Struck, 1000 North Pegram Street, Cross Street, Taney Avenue … They’re responding to an 11 year old male that was struck by a Kia. Vehicle is still on scene. Mother is en route.
3:56:12 PM · AFD · 22s · pedestrian struck, 1000 N Pegram St, cross of Taney Ave; engine, medic, and EMS dispatched to 2 Bravo
3:57:02 PM · APD · 14s · MVC injury, pedestrian struck at 1000 N Pegram St; a 20-minute reporting lapse; routine response
3:57:30 PM · APD · 18s · an 11-year-old male struck by a Kia; the vehicle is still on scene and his mother is en route
3:57:47 PM · AFD · 10s · 2 Bravo: responding with police for the 11-year-old pedestrian struck by a vehicle
An 11-year-old boy was struck by a Kia at 1000 North Pegram Street at Taney Avenue (West End, just after school hours). The driver stayed on scene and the child’s mother was en route; the call reached 911 roughly twenty minutes after it happened. This is the first of two pedestrian strikes on North Pegram Street in four days — see the September 7 strike at Sutton Place. Off both watched corridors; VRU strikes are tracked citywide.
Sunday, September 6 · 9:48 AM · Old Town
Wythe St & N Washington St
Cyclist
Can you generate a call for a bicyclist struck at Wythe and North Washington Street? … You can send a transport unit and the APD.
9:48:04 AM · AFD · 16s · a unit on scene asks dispatch to generate a call for a bicyclist struck at Wythe St & N Washington St; transport unit and APD requested
9:50:59 AM · AFD · 13s · Medic 205 dispatched to 2 Bravo for the bicyclist struck, N Washington St & Wythe St
10:03:02 AM · APD · 12s · APD units sent for the crash with injuries, bicycle, at N Washington St & Wythe St
A bicyclist struck at Wythe Street and North Washington Street (Old Town) on a Sunday morning — on the Route 1 couplet, a block from the Mount Vernon Trail connection. The call was generated by a unit already on scene, with a transport unit requested, so an injury transport is likely; no striking-vehicle description made the public feed. Off both watched corridors; VRU strikes are tracked citywide.
Sunday, September 6 · 8:44 PM · West End · Mark Center
4901 Seminary Rd (Southern Towers)
Pedestrian
Pedestrian Struck … Southern Towers Parking Lot, Cross Street Seminary Road … Callers advising they were hit by a truck while he was sitting. He was hit from the front. … the patient is going to be a 51-year-old male.
8:44:02 PM · AFD · 22s · pedestrian struck, Southern Towers parking lot, cross of Seminary Rd and Mark Center Ave; engine, medic, and EMS to 2 Bravo
8:44:16 PM · APD · 20s · caller advises he was hit by a truck from the front while he was sitting; priority response, medics en route
8:45:26 PM · AFD · 15s · 2 Bravo: updated location, 4901 Seminary Rd across from Mark Center Ave; APD responding, language line in use
8:46:01 PM · AFD · 4s · 2 Bravo: the patient is a 51-year-old male
A 51-year-old man was struck by a truck at 4901 Seminary Road (Southern Towers, Mark Center) — per the caller, hit from the front while he was sitting. Dispatch worked the call through a language line, and responding units initially couldn’t locate the patient before finding him. On the parking-lot side of a complex whose Seminary Road frontage is a long-running pedestrian-access concern. Off both watched corridors; VRU strikes are tracked citywide.
Monday, September 7 · 8:28 PM · West End · Dora Kelley area
Sutton Pl & N Pegram St
Pedestrian
We have a 43-year-old male struck by a vehicle … correction, it was a pedestrian as well as his dog that were struck.
8:28:35 PM · AFD · 18s · pedestrian struck, Sutton Pl & N Pegram St; engine, medic, and EMS dispatched to 2 Bravo
8:28:52 PM · APD · 14s · MVC pedestrian struck at Sutton Pl & N Pegram St; priority response authorized
8:29:38 PM · AFD · 21s · 2 Bravo: a 43-year-old man — and, corrected on air, his dog as well — struck by a vehicle
A 43-year-old man walking his dog was struck by a vehicle at Sutton Place and North Pegram Street (West End), after dark; the dog was struck too. This is the second pedestrian strike on North Pegram Street in four days — an 11-year-old was hit four blocks south at Taney Avenue on September 3. No striking-vehicle description made the public feed. Off both watched corridors; VRU strikes are tracked citywide.
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.
Sunday, September 6 · 12:21 AM · Arlandria · MVA corridor
3800 block Mount Vernon Ave
Vehicle crashHit and run
There’s going to be a car that crashed into the back of a van, but this car is abandoned right now.
12:21:28 AM · APD · 17s · a car crashed into the back of a van on the 3800 block of Mount Vernon Ave; the striking car was found abandoned
A car crashed into the back of a van on the 3800 block of Mount Vernon Avenue (Arlandria, MVA corridor) after midnight, and the striking car was found abandoned — the driver left the scene. No injuries on the public feed. Tracked as a corridor hit-and-run crash.
Monday, September 7 · 5:39 PM · Del Ray south · MVA corridor
55 Mount Vernon Ave
Vehicle crashHit and run
The striking vehicle is a gray Subaru with Virginia tags [… tag — redacted.] Time lapse of 10 minutes. Unknown direction of travel.
5:39:03 PM · APD · 24s · MVC hit-and-run at 55 Mount Vernon Ave; the striking vehicle a gray Subaru — the plate readback is muted in this clip
A hit-and-run at 55 Mount Vernon Avenue (south end of the MVA corridor): a gray Subaru struck another vehicle and left, direction of travel unknown, reported about ten minutes after it happened. Dispatch read the Subaru’s Virginia tag on air; the plate is redacted from this card and muted in the audio clip (it remains in the private archive). No injuries on the public feed. Tracked as a corridor hit-and-run crash.