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Drinking while driving
Police & Fire
DUI Wrong-Way Unlicensed Driver Arrested 12 Beers Deep In Stafford: Sheriff
A 34-year-old Fredericksburg was arrested after authorities learned he'd had 12 beers before driving from Washington DC to Stafford County on Friday, May 3, the sheriff's office said. Deputies responding to a drunk driver complaint found Jose Benitez-Benavides operating a Ford in going south in the northbound lanes of Richmond Highway near Landmark Drive around 10:40 p.m. Friday night, the Stafford County sheriff's office said. Benavides had clear signs of intoxication, an open Modelo in the center console, authorities said. He also admitted to consuming 12 beers before driving from DC…
Police & Fire
4th DUI For Pickup Driver With Revoked License Making Illegal U-Turn In Stafford: Sheriff
A 47-year-old Virginia man was arrested for driving drunk for the fourth time, police said. Jonathan McCarroll was spotted by a Stafford County Sheriff's sergeant heading east on the divergent diamond on Courthouse Road just before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, the sheriff's office said. McCarroll was in a pickup truck trying to make illegal turn in onto I-95 south, authorities said. "Having witnessed the driver commit a clear traffic violation despite the clearly labeled no turn sign, [the sergeant] initiated a traffic stop," police said. McCarroll immediately placed h…
Police & Fire
Third DUI For Intoxicated Driver Who Ignored Passengers' Protests In Virginia: Sheriff
Police say that a woman driving a veritable bar cart loaded with booze bottles was busted for the third time after allegedly drinking, driving and making a scene at a popular Virginia restaurant. North Carolina native Tonya Whitaker was arrested and charged for her third DUI by members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office after going on a tirade at El Viejon on Richmond Highway before getting behind the wheel in a black Kia, despite her passengers' protestations, officials say. Deputies from the sheriff's office were able to track down Whitaker shortly before 6 p.m. on Saturday…