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Brooke Road, Stafford County, VA

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Fourth DUI For Driver Spending Holidays Behind Bars: Stafford Sheriff Fourth DUI For Driver Spending Holidays Behind Bars: Stafford Sheriff
Fourth DUI For Driver Spending Holidays Behind Bars: Stafford Sheriff Perhaps the fourth time will be the charm for Julio Villegas, who found himself in a familiar position in Stafford County. Villegas, 34, will be spending the holidays behind bars after being arrested for his fourth DUI in the past 10 years following an early morning crash on Monday.  Officers from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office were called shortly after 2:15 a.m. on Dec. 23 to the intersection of Brooke Road and Eskimo Hill Road, where they were met by an overturned Mazda 3 that was being driven by Villegas. According to first responders, Villegas showed signs of being intoxicat…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Teen Questioned What Designated Driver Was After DUI Crash In Virginia, Sheriff Says Teen Questioned What Designated Driver Was After DUI Crash In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Teen Questioned What Designated Driver Was After DUI Crash In Virginia, Sheriff Says A teenager who didn't understand the concept of "designated driver" was busted over the weekend after crashing into a ditch after a birthday party, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. On Saturday night, a deputy on patrol in the area of Brooke Road and Caroway Drive made a curious discovery when he came upon a Kia that was stuck in a ditch. According to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office, the juvenile driver told the deputy he was heading home from a birthday party and wound up in the ditch because "his headlights are terrible," though they also made note that he had al…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
DUI Driver Attempting To Dupe Deputies Busted With BAC 2X Legal Limit In Virginia, Sheriff Says DUI Driver Attempting To Dupe Deputies Busted With BAC 2X Legal Limit In Virginia, Sheriff Says
DUI Driver Attempting To Dupe Deputies Busted With BAC 2X Legal Limit In Virginia, Sheriff Says A 41-year-old man tried to pull a fast one on Stafford County deputies after drunkenly crashing his pick-up into a ditch, but his attempts at subterfuge were all for naught, officials say. Over the weekend Parth Ramaman Venkat tried to cast off the blame for an early morning crash that left his Toyota totaled and upright in a ditch, though investigators were not fooled by his act. Shortly before 3:45 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29, deputies were called to the area of Brooke Road and Marlborough Point Road, where there was an automatic crash notification, and upon arrival, they found t…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Going 80MPH Leads 10-Mile Pursuit Through Northern VA Town: Sheriff Drunk Driver Going 80MPH Leads 10-Mile Pursuit Through Northern VA Town: Sheriff
Drunk Driver Going 80MPH Leads 10-Mile Pursuit Through Northern VA Town: Sheriff A third-offense drunk driver is jailed after leading a 10-mile pursuit reaching speeds up to 80 miles per hour through a Northern Virginia town, authorities said. Stafford County Sheriff's deputies spotted a suspected drunk driver in a Dodge Caliber heading south on Richmond Highway around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, July 9, Sheriff David Decatur said. Sergeant K.P. Lytle located the vehicle — driven by Tony Trimble, 46, of King George — near Hospital Center Boulevard, and saw the driver was unable to maintain the lane of travel, Decatur said. A traffic stop was attempted near the Rappahannock Reg…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Drug-Inhaling Driver Busted For Stafford County School Bus Crash, Sheriff Says Drug-Inhaling Driver Busted For Stafford County School Bus Crash, Sheriff Says
Drug-Inhaling Driver Busted For Stafford County School Bus Crash, Sheriff Says The reckless driver who caused a violent school bus crash in Stafford County last month is in custody after having two more run-ins with the law, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Members of the sheriff's office were unable to serve an arrest warrant to Stafford resident Michael Kingham, 30, for his role in the chain-reaction crash last month before they were called to investigate a new incident he was involved in on Wednesday, Jan. 4, officials said. Kingham’s month to forget began shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, when he was driving a blue Volkswagen sedan in…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Students, Driver Injured In Stafford County School Bus Crash Students, Driver Injured In Stafford County School Bus Crash
Students, Driver Injured In Stafford County School Bus Crash Two students and a driver were hospitalized with minor injuries when a school bus crashed in Stafford County, officials say. Shortly after 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 1300 block of Brooke Road to investigate a reported crash involving school bus 227. Happening Now: An update regarding the traffic alert on Brooke Road. Posted by Office of Stafford County Sheriff on Friday, December 16, 2022 According to officials, the students were all transported to the Brooke Road Commuter Lot, and all parents have been alerted to the cr…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Stafford County Drunk Driver Sends Friend To Hospital In Car Crash: Police Stafford County Drunk Driver Sends Friend To Hospital In Car Crash: Police
Stafford County Drunk Driver Sends Friend To Hospital In Car Crash: Police Authorities said a 22-year-old Spotsylvania woman was intoxicated when she sent three people to the hospital in a car crash earlier this month. Sydney Jenkins faces several charges after the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said she crossed the center line on a curve along Brooke Road and into oncoming traffic after 8 p.m. on June 12. Her Mitsubishi Mirage collided with a Kia Optima, investigators said.  A passenger in Jenkins' car suffered several broken bones, deputies said. Responders also took Jenkins and the other driver to an area hospital for minor injuries.  Officials cha…

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by Josh Lanier