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Driver, 29, Assaults Pair Trying To Help After He Crashed His Car On I-95: VSP
A 29-year-old DUI driver is facing charges after he assaulted people trying to help him in a crash on Interstate 95, authorities said.
Kevin J. Wood, of Fredericksburg, was heading south in a Mercedes sedan when he ran off the right side of the highway near the 135-mile marker in Stafford County, around 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, Virginia State Police said.
After the vehicle struck the guardrail actuator and overturned, two passing motorists pulled off to the shoulder to try to help Wood.
Their help was not met by appreciation: Wood got out of the car and assaulted them, police said…
DUI Fredericksburg Driver Had 8-Year-Old In Back Seat: Sheriff
A Fredericksburg woman was arrested for driving drunk with a suspended license with a child in the car, police said.
Tinita Lee, 33, has been charged with DUI second offense in five years with a child in the vehicle, felony child neglect, obstruction of justice, and driving revoked, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said.
The charges stem from an incident around 8:20 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, in which drivers spotted a Ford pickup speeding, swerving, and driving on the shoulder near Richmond Highway and Hospital Center Boulevard, authorities said.
Detective K.A. Lawrence found th…
DUI Driver Leaves Juvenile Clinging To Life Following Fairfax County Crash: Police
A 45-year-old man was driving under the influence when he ran a stop sign and struck another vehicle, leaving a juvenile fighting for their life, authorities said.
Jermaine Ridgely, 45, of Alexandria, has been charged with DUI and cited for failing to obey a highway sign in the 8:53 p.m. crash on Richmond Highway Tuesday, July 11, Fairfax County police said.
A 2010 Nissan Altima going south on the highway, and attempting a left turn into a park lot on the 7100 block, when the car was struck by Ridgely's, police said.
A juvenile passenger in the Altima was seriously injured, and taken to an…
DUI Driver Assaults Officer During Pursuit In VA: Police
A 27-year-old DUI driver is accused of assaulting a police officer during a foot pursuit in Prince William County, authorities said.
Prince William County officers tried to stop Glen Lamar Polite III, of Annandale, near Dale Boulevard and Kingsman Road in Woodbridge for a traffic violation on just before midnight on Wednesday, June 7, county police said.
Polite, however, disregarded the officer’s emergency equipment and sped off, police said. While officers initially did not pursue the vehicle, they later spotted it on Westway Lane, and before they could make contac…
