Jan 16, 2025
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) -- DC Fire and EMS (DCFD) said a crash caused a vehicle to go over the Arlington Memorial Bridge and into the Potomac River while it was snowing Thursday evening. A DCFD spokesman told DC News Now that a vehicle crashed through the bridge's concrete railing and was submerged in the water between D.C. and Virginia. Presidential Inauguration events to impact DC’s Union Station Divers were called to the scene to search for the vehicle and the driver. At least two cars were involved in the crash. DCFD said one person was pulled from the water just before 7:30 p.m. and brought to shore to receive "advanced life support." They were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Two people who were in the other car which remained on the bridge received minor injuries. Only one of them went to the hospital for treatment. D.C. police, U.S. Park Police and firefighters from Arlington and Alexandria also responded to the scene. Man with goal to replace government with Nazi-fueled dictatorship sentenced for crashing truck near White House During a news conference, DCFD said it took the divers about 22 minutes to find the car, remove the driver from it and get them to shore. DCFD said they did not find any other victims in their secondary search around the sunken vehicle. (Photo courtesy of DC Fire and EMS) (Photo courtesy of DC Fire and EMS) Crews will return Friday morning to assess the crash and get the car out of the river. Drivers should be aware that the Arlington Memorial Bridge has been shut down and officials said they do not know when it will reopen.
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