Road safety

Video shows the woman being pulled out of the Potomac River by rope and onlookers applauding as three people help her out of the water.

Good Samaritans pulled a woman to safety after a car she was in plunged into the Potomac River on Tuesday. The dramatic rescue was caught on video. News’4s Joseph Olmo reports.

For the next two months, D.C. police will increase officers in two areas of the city to target bad driving habits in order to reduce traffic deaths. The safety corridors are located on New York Avenue NE and South Capitol Street. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.  

For the next two months, a new enforcement effort is underway in the D.C. to target reckless drivers. New safety corridors are being set up along New York Avenue NE from Fourth Street to Bladensburg Road, and South Capitol Street from Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue to Southern Avenue. Speeding, not wearing a seat belt and distracted driving are...

For the next two months, new safety corridors are being set up along a few District streets in an effort to target bad driving. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss reports.

It has been nearly a month since a mother of three was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Fairfax County. Police have not found the driver yet. Heavy hearts gathered in the place where Erica Tibbs lost her life. “It’s been almost a month now, and it’s just been hard, because it was just sudden,” Erica Tibbs’ aunt, DeeDee...

A grieving family is holding a vigil for a woman who was killed in a hit and run in Fairfax County. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.

The Virginia Department of Transportation warns drivers to stay off the roads as road conditions deteriorate amid heavy snowfall. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

If you speed in a Maryland highway work zone, be prepared to pay a hefty fine.A new tiered system of fines will go into place Jan. 1, and drivers could pay as much as $1,000. Maryland lawmakers passed the Road Worker Protection Act after a driver crashed into a construction zone in Baltimore County in 2023, killing six workers. “The…

Starting Jan. 1, Maryland is enacting a new law targeting speeding in highway work zones. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

The Virginia Department of Transportation is prepping roads ahead of cold weather that might affect holiday travel. News4’s Megan McGrath reports. 

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is held on the third Sunday in November annually. Rife for Your Life spreads awareness about road safety for cyclists. News4’s Derrick Ward talks to Dan Langenkamp whose wife Sarah died two years ago while riding a bike in Maryland. 

Family and friends of a farmer who was tragically killed by two drivers who fled the scene hold a vigil in his memory. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.

A transit safety campaign launched in Prince George County, Maryland, looks to gauge drivers’ attention and awareness on the road. The pedestrian and biker campaign implements a new way to reduce incidents on the road by using walking billboards to get drivers to pay attention and slow down. “Slow down, lives ahead” read the walking signs. Due to daylight saving…

Prince George’s County is implementing traffic safety campaign to bring awareness and precaution to near misses

October is Pedestrian Safety Month, and city leaders want to make sure drivers and pedestrians are alert as children move around the streets to trick or treat and those streets get dark earlier. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

Soon your kids and their friends will undergo a fall transformation — but certain costumes for little kids can pose a serious safety hazard. News4’s Susan Hogan explains.

A driver was sitting in a parking lot when a Tesla with no one at the wheel crashed into her car. Here’s what the I-Team learned about the Summon self-driving feature.

One person was taken to the hospital and was pronounced dead after a five-vehicle crash in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The crash happened at 10 a.m. Monday. Another person was taken to the hospital but as of right now, there are no reports on their injuries. 

There’s now a heightened risk of hitting a deer as you drive. News4’s Joseph Olmo shares safety tips – and his own story about hitting a deer.