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Driver suffers medical emergency, crashes in Arlington garage Driver suffers medical emergency, crashes in Arlington garage
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A woman was in critical condition Monday afternoon after her car crashed into four other vehicles in an underground garage in Arlington and then rammed a pillar, authorities said. A second person suffered minor injuries.A woman was in critical condition Monday afternoon after her car crashed into four other vehicles in an underground garage in Arlington and then rammed a pillar, authorities said. A second person suffered minor injuries.
The unusual incident occurred about 4 p.m. in a garage on Clarendon Boulevard in the heart of the Clarendon area, in a thriving section of Arlington that bustles with shopping, dining and entertainment sites along with new housing construction. The incident occurred about 4 p.m. in a garage on Clarendon Boulevard in the heart of the Clarendon area, a thriving section of Arlington that bustles with shopping, dining and entertainment sites and housing construction.
The crashes came after the woman suffered a medical emergency while at the wheel of her gray station wagon, said Lt. Sarah-Maria Marchegiani, a spokeswoman for the county fire department. The crashes came after the woman suffered a medical emergency while at the wheel of her gray station wagon, said Lt. ­Sarah-Maria Marchegiani, a spokeswoman for the county fire department.
Some of the vehicles struck may have been occupied; it was not clear how many were parked, Marchegiani said. The second person who was injured, described only as female, was in the driver’s seat of one of the cars that were hit; the car was hit on the passengeer side, Marchegiani said. Some of the vehicles that were struck may have been occupied and others parked, Marchegiani said. The second person who was injured, described only as female, was in the driver’s seat of one of the cars that was hit; the car was hit on the passenger side, Marchegiani said.
The nature of the driver’s medical emergency could not be learned. She was in critical condition when extricated from her car, but no new information on her condition was available.She and the other injured driver were taken to a hospital. The nature of the driver’s medical emergency could not be learned. She was in critical condition when extricated from her car, but no further information available.
The speed of the car when it struck the shorter face of rectangular white and green structural support pillar could not be learned. However, the impact crumpled the hood of the station wagon. The speed of her car when it struck the shorter face of a rectangular white and green structural support pillar could not be learned. However, the impact crumpled the hood of the station wagon.
The garage is across the street from the Whole Foods market, and adjacent to a variety of other shops. She and the other injured driver were taken to a hospital.
Traffic incidents stemming from medical emergencies are not uncommon. However the location and the number of vehicles involved in Monday’s incident made it unusual, Marchegiani said. The garage is across the street from a Whole Foods Market and adjacent to a variety of shops.
Traffic incidents stemming from medical emergencies are not uncommon. However, the location and the number of vehicles involved in Monday’s incident made it unusual, Marche­giani said.