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DUI Driver Busted For Eluding, Hit-Run Crash In Virginia: Sheriff DUI Driver Busted For Eluding, Hit-Run Crash In Virginia: Sheriff
DUI Driver Busted For Eluding, Hit-Run Crash In Virginia: Sheriff A Loudoun County Sheriff's deputy made the most of his second chance to bust a suspected drunk driver who attempted to flee, officials say. Leesburg resident Mikey Mendoza, 25, got away once, but wasn't quick enough to get away twice after taking deputies on a brief pursuit over the weekend. Shortly after midnight on Saturday, Oct. 26, deputies attempted to stop a vehicle that was driving without headlights on in the eastbound lanes of Leesburg Pike near North Sterling Boulevard in Sterling. When the deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop, Mendoza failed to pull over and sped away, el…

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by Zak Failla
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Speeding Driver Busted For Fourth DWI, Other Offenses In Virginia: Police Speeding Driver Busted For Fourth DWI, Other Offenses In Virginia: Police
Speeding Driver Busted For Fourth DWI, Other Offenses In Virginia: Police A speeding driver was handed his four DWI offense after being stopped late on Thursday night in Loudoun County by members of the Leesburg Police Department, officials say. Ashburn resident Jimmy Lopez Gomez, 28, is back in trouble with the law and was being held behind bars on Friday afternoon following his latest arrest on a host of charges. Shortly before 11:45 p.m. on Aug. 29, officers on patrol stopped Lopez Gomez when he was clocked going 85 mph in a 45 mph zone. During the subsequent stop, it was determined that Lopez Gomez was intoxicated, he had no valid driver's license,…

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by Zak Failla
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Driver Whose Dog Bit Deputy During Loudoun County Pursuit In Stolen Car Sentenced Driver Whose Dog Bit Deputy During Loudoun County Pursuit In Stolen Car Sentenced
Driver Whose Dog Bit Deputy During Loudoun County Pursuit In Stolen Car Sentenced A Rochester, NY man whose dog bit a Loudoun County deputy after leading a reckless pursuit that landed four people in the hospital has been sentence to prison time. Justin Connor, of Rochester, NY, who was 27 at the time of the July 2023 incident, was sentenced on May 23, 2024 to seven years and three months in prison by Judge Matthew P. Snow, the county sheriff's office announced. Connor was found unconscious behind the wheel of the car in the Sheetz gas station parking lot at Dulles Plaza in Sterling, around 8:25 a.m. July 22, 2023, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DWI Drug Dealer Hits Occupied Cars In High-Speed Pursuit Through Loudoun County: Sheriff DWI Drug Dealer Hits Occupied Cars In High-Speed Pursuit Through Loudoun County: Sheriff
DWI Drug Dealer Hits Occupied Cars In High-Speed Pursuit Through Loudoun County: Sheriff A 23-year-old man who struck multiple occupied vehicles in a drunken police pursuit has been arrested, authorities in Loudoun County said. A driver later identified as Rodkeem R. Ceasar Green was pulled over around 4:50 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8 by Loudoun County Sheriffs Deputies in a 2012 Chevrolet Impala in Sterling, on suspicious he was DWI, the sheriff's office said. When deputies activated their emergency equipment for the traffic stop, Green sped off. Deputies initiated a pursuit, during which Green struck multiple occupied vehicles and recklessly endangered the public, police said…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Loudoun Deputy Bitten By Dog In Stolen Car As DUI Driver Leads Wrong-Way Pursuit Loudoun Deputy Bitten By Dog In Stolen Car As DUI Driver Leads Wrong-Way Pursuit
Loudoun Deputy Bitten By Dog In Stolen Car As DUI Driver Leads Wrong-Way Pursuit A New York man was arrested in Loudoun County on accusations he nearly struck two sheriff's deputies with a stolen vehicle in an incident that left four people injured. Justin Connor, 27, of Rochester, NY, was unconscious behind the wheel of the car in the Sheetz gas station parking lot at Dulles Plaza in Sterling, around 8:25 a.m. Saturday, July 22, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies approached the vehicle and saw drugs and drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle. That's when Connor regained consciousness and put the vehicle in drive, nearly striking two deputies, authorities…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Metro Worker Accused Of Operating Train While Intoxicated: Reports Metro Worker Accused Of Operating Train While Intoxicated: Reports
Metro Worker Accused Of Operating Train While Intoxicated: Reports A Metro employee who blew past a stop in late December was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, according to multiple reports. On Friday, Dec. 23, the conductor - who has not been named - was operating a Blue Line train when it bypassed the Van Dorn Street station in Alexandria and then stopped for approximately a half-hour before passengers were let out. The operator didn't communicate with the Metro’s control center for nearly an hour after missing the station, according to a Greater Greater Washington report. It was later determined that the operator was allegedly under the influen…

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by Zak Failla
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DWI Mom Had Unbelted 4-Year-Olds In Car During Virginia Crash: Police DWI Mom Had Unbelted 4-Year-Olds In Car During Virginia Crash: Police
DWI Mom Had Unbelted 4-Year-Olds In Car During Virginia Crash: Police A 29-year-old Virginia woman had been drinking when she crashed her sedan with two unbelted 4-year-old kids inside, authorities said. Christine Alexandra Biffar  Christine Biffar in U.S. Marine UniformAJ Goldbloom hadn’t gotten far from her home before she crashed on the 12700 block of Gold Cup Trail in Manassas, where she lives, around 5 p.m. Saturday, July 3, Prince William County police said. Officers responding to the scene found Biffar had lost control of a 2022 Dodge Challenger and drove off the road where she struck a mailbox, an electrical box, and then a parked vehicle, police…

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by AJ Goldbloom