{"id":139771,"date":"2025-01-17T11:27:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T04:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139771"},"modified":"2025-01-17T11:27:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T04:27:49","slug":"vehicle-plunges-into-icy-potomac-river-from-dcs-arlington-memorial-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139771","title":{"rendered":"Vehicle plunges into icy Potomac River from DC\u2019s Arlington Memorial Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-m192tudbf970vht7\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37208509394\/320\/179\/j3aassbasfczem8g.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37208509394\/640\/358\/j3aassbasfczem8g.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37208509394\/768\/432\/j3aassbasfczem8g.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, 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firefighters said a vehicle drove through the guardrail along the Arlington Memorial Bridge and ended up plunging into the Potomac River.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C. &#8211;<\/strong> A crash on the capital&#8217;s Arlington Memorial Bridge Thursday evening sent a vehicle plunging into the icy waters of the Potomac River, leaving the driver with life-threatening injuries, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The Metropolitan Police Department confirmed that a two-vehicle collision caused one car to fall into the river.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">At least six agencies responded to the scene, including fire rescue boats, whose response was made more difficult by the icy conditions.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Despite the weather, first responders said they were able to recover the victim within half an hour of establishing a command site and transported him to a local hospital.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/liberty-missouri-snow-ice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FIRST RESPONDER FALLS THROUGH ICE DURING RESCUE OF INFANT, MOTHER FROM ROLLOVER CRASH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">At least one other person, from the vehicle still on the bridge, was transported to the hospital with what were described as non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Police said it was too early in the investigation to determine whether ice or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/snow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snow<\/a> on the bridge contributed to the crash.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The Arlington Memorial Bridge connects Arlington National Cemetery to the National Mall in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/washington-dc\/washington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington, D.C.<\/a> and is commonly more slippery during winter weather.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A nearby weather observation site reported scattered snow showers at the time of the collision.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Travel conditions were expected to improve on Friday and into the weekend, as much of the East Coast experiences a warm-up before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/polar-vortex-us-arctic-temperatures-forecast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an arctic air mass moves in next week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/de-icing-roads-winter-science-snow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT IT TAKES TO DE-ICE ROADS DURING WINTER STORMS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">First responders said they conducted three searches of the area and the river to ensure no other victims were in need of life-saving assistance.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Firefighters stated that authorities would develop a detailed plan on Friday to remove the vehicle from the Potomac River.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/288\/162\/safe_ice_thicknesses.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/576\/324\/safe_ice_thicknesses.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/720\/405\/safe_ice_thicknesses.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1440\/810\/safe_ice_thicknesses.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" 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