Category Archives: Traffic Safety

Safety Reminders as Students Head Back To School

Our students go back to school in Fairfax County on Monday, Aug. 26. Residents can expect increased pedestrian and vehicular traffic in neighborhoods and around schools. We are committed to making sure our students have a safe start to the school year and our officers will be conducting increased enforcement near crosswalks and bus stops. We also need your help

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Weather Related Road-Closures

The following roads are currently impacted by the overnight storms. This list includes locations where the roads are shut down or traffic is currently being affected. We will provide updates to this list throughout the day.  UPDATED: 07/04/2019 at 7:00 a.m.  Sully District Station No issues reported Mount Vernon District Station No issues reported McLean District Station No issues reported Mason District

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Street Smart Initiative Aims to Reduce Rising Number of Pedestrian Fatalities

Pedestrian and cyclist deaths account for more than 33 percent of all traffic fatalities in the region, mirroring national trends, according to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. In Fairfax County so far this year, there have been 43 pedestrian crashes, eight pedestrian fatalities and more than 40 pedestrian injuries. In 2018, our county had a total of 174 pedestrian

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Fatal Pedestrian Hit-and-Run Crash on Leesburg Pike

McLean Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit are asking for the public’s assistance identifying a vehicle and driver involved in a crash that resulted in the death of a pedestrian, 72-year-old Chandra Bhandari, of Falls Church. Our officers responded to the report of an injured pedestrian on Leesburg Pike near I-495, shortly before 7 this morning. Bhandari was

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Fatal Pedestrian Hit-and-Run Crash on Arlington Boulevard

McLean Police District – Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit are asking for the public’s assistance identifying a vehicle and its driver involved in a crash that resulted in the death of a pedestrian. Our officers responded to the report of a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian on Arlington Boulevard near Summerfield Road, at approximately six last night. The pedestrian was crossing

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