Police blotter: Man beaten by muggers; single-car crash closes road

First responders are seen near the intersection of North Kings Highway and Richmond Highway after an early-morning accident Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of Haroon Kay)

Two men assaulted a 42-year-old man during a robbery near Hybla Valley last night, sending him to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to today’s Fairfax County Police blotter.

The assailants approached the man near the Meadow Woods apartments in the 7100 block of Mint Place around 8:45 p.m, according to police. They asked the victim for money, at which point he ran away, police said. 

The suspects chased the man down and began punching and kicking him until a passerby yelled, causing the two assailants to flee.

The victim’s backpack, which contained a cell phone and passport, was taken during the altercation.

Early morning crash closes North Kings Highway

A 38-year-old man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries this morning after a one-car crash in the Penn Daw area.

The driver hit a utility pole near the intersection of Richmond Highway and North Kings Highway/Shields Avenue around 4:50 a.m., according to a police spokesman. 

The accident, which closed a segment of North Kings Highway until approximately 6:30 a.m., is still under investigation, according to the spokesman.

Other incidents from the Mount Vernon police district reported in today’s blotter:

Larceny: 6400 block of The Parkway, license plate from vehicle