A man walking in Columbia Heights was killed this afternoon when he was struck by a waste-removal truck in the 1400 block of Columbia Road NW. more ›

Prince of Petworth reports that a man was robbed and shot at while walking on the multi-use Metropolitan Branch Trial in Northeast yesterday. more ›

UPDATE: It looks like all the streets which were closed due to the investigation have been reopened. Authorities are still on the scene investigating; no injuries have been reported. more ›

This morning, a man was killed in Mount Pleasant after a tree branch fell on him while he was walking in the 3200 block of Adams Mill Road NW. more ›

Officials have announced that a female pedestrian who had was struck by a vehicle near the National Zoo this afternoon has died. more ›

Harriet Tregoning, the Director of the District's Office of Planning, was struck by a car while riding her bicycle to work this morning. Fortunately, she came out of it without injury. more ›

It's been a violent morning for pedestrians and cyclists in the District -- but the most disturbing incident occurred at the intersection of Vermont Avenue and I Street NW, where D.C. Fire and EMS reported that a person in a wheelchair was struck by a truck. more ›

Are you tired of having to battle the crowds at Metro Center in order to transfer between the Red, Orange and Blue Lines? Soon enough, you'll be able to hoof it, if you so choose: according to Kytja Weir, Metro is planning on installing a "virtual" pedestrian tunnel between Farraguts North and West this fall. more ›

It's becoming somewhat of a token addition to stories involving struck pedestrians around the Washington region -- whether or not the person struck was utilizing a crosswalk or not when they were hit. But when digesting stories which involve a pedestrian incident, it's important to remember that there are some places that just aren't that walkable. more ›

Two 26-year old men were struck and killed by a possible drunk driver in Montgomery County early Sunday morning, according to a police statement. At just past 3 a.m., Adam Hosinski and Rory Weichbrod were walking across Rockville Pike when a driver hit the two while traveling northbound. Police reports say the 25-year old Rockville driver initially left, but parked at the next intersection and walked back to the scene. Police took the man under custody under suspicion of impairment and administered a breathalyzer test, however no charges have been filed as of yet. Hosinski died at the scene while Weichbrod later died at Suburban hospital. more ›

UPDATE: How can these stories get any crazier? How about this: the Post's Michael Bolden reports that the accident occurred when fire officials were responding to the scene where a pedestrian had been hit by a car. Sounds like the two vehicles collided as the fire engine was making its way to 13th and Madison Streets where the accident occurred. In total, 22 people were sent to the hospital from the scene, including the pedestrian, who suffered non-life threatening injuries. Both vehicles suffered moderate damage. more ›

A massive accident this evening at the intersection of 18th and U Streets and Florida Avenue NW had two female pedestrians fighting for their lives, a driver taken away in a police cruiser, a car totaled and a business with a destroyed storefront in Adams Morgan. At some point around 9 p.m. this evening, a white Dodge Caliber crashed into the front of the Keren Restaurant at 1780 Florida Avenue NW. more ›

UPDATE (2:58 p.m.): According to sources who are on the scene of the accident, the pedestrian who was hit by the truck is an elderly woman. She is reportedly undergoing surgery and is in critical condition. We've received word that there has been a pedestrian incident near the Waterfront Metro station. Details are scant, but M Street SW between 4th and 6th Streets SW has apparently been closed to traffic due to a police investigation into an accident in which a person was critically injured. First District and Major Crash units are currently on the scene, and MPD Assistant Chief Diane Groomes states in an email that the individual was hit by a garbage truck. We'll report additional details when we can get them. [Ed. note: This post originally stated the accident took place in the Southeast quadrant. We have now learned it has occurred in the Southwest quadrant. We have corrected the information, and deeply regret the initial error.] more ›

M Street SE between 1st Street and 3rd Street is currently closed to traffic, as authorities assess the scene of an accident in which a pedestrian was hit by a large dump truck. Around 1 p.m, the truck collided with a woman, who suffered "very extensive," life-threatening injuries. WTOP's Neal Augenstein is reporting from the scene and notes that the driver of the truck continued driving until someone alerted him that he had hit someone -- at which point, he returned to the scene and cooperated with the police investigation. Charges against the driver are pending. more ›

Cars are frightening things, elephantine pieces of metal on wheels which barrel along at speeds which can obliterate flesh and bones, totally dependent on operators who are easily distracted and are prone to simple human error. That said: has anyone ever felt really comfortable crossing a street, filled with automobiles speeding by, with nothing but a reflective flag and a faith that the shadowy figures behind the windshield will actually stop? Yeah, me neither. more ›

The intersection at 7th and H streets NW is one of the busiest in the city. Heavy pedestrian traffic combined with lots of vehicles (including a handful of major Metrobus routes) has led to a major gridlock situation that has only gotten worse as Chinatown's popularity has increased. One only need wait for a bus at some point above or below the spot to know how difficult it can be pass through; you can watch a single bus sit and miss three green lights in a row before it finally moves forward. more ›

A family spokesperson has confirmed that the woman who died in a pedestrian crash at First and M Streets SE on Thursday was Amy Polk, 42, of Takoma Park, Md. more ›

A pedestrian was fatally struck this morning near the intersection of First and M streets SE, not far from the entrance to the Navy Yard Metro station. more ›

The GW Hatchet reports on what sounds like a gruesome scene in Washington Circle earlier today. An unidentified female pedestrian was struck and apparently pulled under the wheels of a large SUV sometime before noon.

Senior Larissa Pardo said she was on her way to work around 11 a.m. when she witnessed the incident, which she said occurred at the intersection of 23rd Street and Washington Circle. more ›

After releasing video footage of Saturday's fatal hit-and-run accident near the National Mall, police have reportedly been able to speak with the tractor trailer driver, and no charges are pending. WRC/NBC4's Pat Collins cites unnamed sources who report that the woman, now identified as 51-year-old Debra Schiebel, was both "crossing against the light and wearing headphones" at the time she was struck. The driver reportedly didn't even know he had hit anyone, according to NBC4. more ›

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a motorist near the intersection of New York and New Jersey Avenues NW this afternoon, the Post is reporting. more ›

The authors (and dare we say, the readers) of this web site often get pretty exercised over pedestrian and cyclist safety issues, especially when so many of these kinds of accidents seem to involve city bus drivers. But a new study of relative pedestrian safety finds that D.C. is actually one of the safer cities in the country to be traveling through without an automobile. According to Transportation for America, a transportation advocacy group, walking in Washington is less dangerous than in 31 other metro areas in the U.S. more ›

The Washington Post's James Hohmann digs into the driving record of Carla Proctor, the Metrobus driver who was behind the wheel of the bus that struck 30-year-old jogger Amanda Mahnke on Sept. 3. Proctor had two previous on-the-job accidents: one in 2004, when she crashed a Metrobus into the back of a parked vehicle on the 1300 block of Wisconsin Ave. NW, and another in 2003, when she allegedly failed to properly apply a brake before she exited a bus to inspect a faulty door. That bus "rolled down a hill and struck a car, setting off a chain of crashes that damaged seven vehicles as well as the bus." more ›

The Metrobus driver who struck 30-year-old jogger Amanda Mahnke at the intersection of Connecticut and Florida Avenues NW last week was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol, according to a statement given to WTOP's Adam Tuss by Metro spokesperson Lisa Farbstein. No charges have been filed in the crash, and the identity of the driver has not yet been released. Mahnke, who is the communications director for Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA), is reported to be in stable condition currently at George Washington University Hospital. An MPD investigation into the collision is ongoing. more ›

A pedestrian was struck by a Metrobus just after 8:30 a.m. this morning at Connecticut and Florida Avenues, according to D.C. police. D.C. Fire/EMS spokesperson Pete Piringer confirmed that the victim was transported to the hospital, but the extent of the person's injuries, who passersby say was female, are unknown at this time. The MPD's major crash unit is currently is on the scene investigating. We'll update when we have more information. more ›

Metro is hosting a public meeting tonight to gather input from riders on how to improve bicycle and pedestrian access to Metrorail. If you walk or bike to Metro or have even just thought about doing so, WMATA encourages you to show up at Metro Headquarters (in the Lobby Level Meeting Room at 600 5th Street NW) from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. tonight to offer your feedback. They are especially interested in hearing from cyclists, as one of the main purposes of the bicycle and pedestrian study they're conducting is to look at how Metro can make improvements to bicycle access. Tonight's public workshop comes at a difficult time to be gathering public opinion on Metrorail, given the latest news on the reliability of the system's track sensors. more ›

WJLA reports that two people were seriously injured this morning after a motorcyclist struck a pedestrian near 18th and I Streets NW. Police will investigate the crash, D.C. Deputy Fire Chief Ken Crosswhite told the news station, which happened around 9:30 a.m. and sent both people to the hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries. It's so far unclear whether the pedestrian was in a crosswalk or not. more ›

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Just days after he hit a pedestrian with his car here in D.C., conservative columnist Robert Novak has announced that he has a brain tumor. Novak's paper, the Chicago Sun-Times, reported the news earlier today.

Novak said he was diagnosed on Sunday with a brain tumor and will soon begin treatment at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He issued the following statement: more ›