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Aug 26, 2020

A One-Mile Stretch Of Northern Virginia’s W&OD Trail Will Get A Second Path For Pedestrians

The project will build an eight-foot trail for pedestrians, in addition to the existing 11-foot trail used for cyclists.

May 22, 2020

As The District Considers Reopening, Councilmembers Call For Plans To Open Streets

Some District leaders want the city to do more to expand sidewalks, shut down lanes, or close whole streets so that pedestrians and cyclists can move about the city at a safe social distance from each other.

Mar 10, 2020

Tour Bus Driver Who Struck And Killed Two Pedestrians Gets Six Months In Prison

Gerard D. James of Baltimore pleaded guilty in the case last year.

Sep 03, 2019

Tour Bus Driver Pleads Guilty To Killing Two Women In December Crash

Prosecutors say he picked up his cell phone while making an illegal left turn.

Apr 22, 2019

One Pedestrian Killed, Five People Injured In Southeast Car Crash

A 21-year-old D.C. resident has been charged with second-degree murder.

Dec 27, 2018

Police Arrest Tour Bus Driver Who Struck And Killed A Mother And Daughter

Police identified the arrested driver as 45-year-old Gerard Derrick James of Baltimore, Maryland.

Dec 20, 2018

Two Pedestrians Struck And Killed By Driver Of Tour Bus In Downtown D.C.

Police have identified the women as 61-year-old Monica Adams Carlson and 85-year-old Cora Louise Adams. The pair were mother and daughter.

Oct 12, 2018

Update: Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck By Driver Near McPherson Square

The woman was reportedly struck by a person driving a black truck.

Oct 26, 2017

U.K. Man Fatally Struck On Arlington Memorial Bridge

Police say Robert M. Quinn, of Leicester, England, was struck on Saturday morning while walking across the bridge.

Apr 18, 2017

UPDATE: Tree Falls, Kills Maintenance Worker Near The U.S. Capitol

The Architect of the Capitol identified the man as Matthew McClanahan, a pipefitter in the maintenance division of the U.S. Capitol Grounds

 
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