The Alexandria Police Department announced on Tuesday that it will focus enforcement efforts on speeding and distracted driving as part of the city’s Vision Zero initiative, which aims to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries on local roads.
The department is targeting three intersections where crashes have clustered over the past three years: Duke Street and Washington Street, King Street and Interstate 395, and Duke Street and Van Dorn Street. Those areas account for a significant portion of the 73 injury crashes recorded in Alexandria during October over the past three years, according to police data.
“When we look closely at the data, a small number of Alexandria streets account for most of the serious crashes we see each year,” the department said in a news release. “These ‘crash corridors’ are where drivers, walkers, and bikers face the highest risks.”…