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Speeding DUI Driver, 34, Dies In Violent Prince William Crash: Cops Speeding DUI Driver, 34, Dies In Violent Prince William Crash: Cops
Speeding DUI Driver, 34, Dies In Violent Prince William Crash: Cops A 34-year-old man was under the influence and speeding when he was killed in a violent Prince William County crash Sunday evening, April 14, police said. Lavone Rasheed Richardson-Crosby was behind the wheel of a 2018 Chevrolet Cruze heading west on Dale Boulevard when he crossed over the median into the eastbound lanes and struck a guardrail approaching Cherrydale Drive, around 8 p.m., county police said. The vehicle continued through the intersection before driving down into an embankment on Cranmer Mews and struck a tree, authorities said. The Chevy overturned and came to rest upsid…
DUI Dumfries Driver Busted 2X In 3 Days In Fredericksburg, Police Say DUI Dumfries Driver Busted 2X In 3 Days In Fredericksburg, Police Say
DUI Dumfries Driver Busted 2X In 3 Days In Fredericksburg, Police Say A 32-year-old DUI driver told police his bleeding passenger was the reason for his speeding, but police in Fredericksburg quickly found that wasn't the case at all, they said. A man later identified as Bryan Stoutenburgh, of Dumfries, sped past a Fredericksburg officer at 85 mph in a 35 mph zone on Emancipation Highway around 12:40 a.m. Friday, Feb. 23, police said. The officer activated her emergency equipment and pursued the vehicle to initiate a traffic stop.  Stoutenburgh pulled over in the 500 block of Emancipation Highway, got out of his car, and told the officer his fr…
Stumbling, Bumbling Woman Busted For Third DUI By Off-Duty Deputy In VA, Sheriff Says Stumbling, Bumbling Woman Busted For Third DUI By Off-Duty Deputy In VA, Sheriff Says
Stumbling, Bumbling Woman Busted For Third DUI By Off-Duty Deputy In VA, Sheriff Says Dinner had to wait for an off-duty Stafford County Sheriff's deputy on Wednesday night when an allegedly drunk woman at an area restaurant got behind the wheel of her car and attempted to drive away, officials say. Jamie Williams is behind bars after being spotted by an eagle-eyed deputy at Jersey Mike's on Wonder Road acting questionably before looking to leave the eatery while she was reportedly clearly intoxicated. The ordeal began shortly before 8:20 p.m. on Feb. 21.  According to the sheriff's office, the deputy spotted the 45-year-old Locust Grove resident with slurred, inc…
Unlicensed PA Driver Leads Wild I-81 Pursuit, Crashes Multiple Times In VA: Police Unlicensed PA Driver Leads Wild I-81 Pursuit, Crashes Multiple Times In VA: Police
Unlicensed PA Driver Leads Wild I-81 Pursuit, Crashes Multiple Times In VA: Police An unlicensed Pennsylvania man has been arrested after authorities say he led a high-speed police pursuit that ended in a crash in Virginia. Scott Parsons, 34, of Minnersville, PA, was spotted Saturday, Feb. 3, by a Winchester police officer who initiated a pursuit onto I-81 near the 312-mile-marker in Frederick County, VA, where state police took the lead, Sgt. Brent W. Coffey said. The pursuit continued south on Interstate 81 when Parsons, in a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta, took exit 302, ran off the roadway, and collided with a barrier pole in a convenience store parking lot, police s…
Speed, Impairment Factors In Crash That Killed 22-Year-Old Driver In Manassas: Cops Speed, Impairment Factors In Crash That Killed 22-Year-Old Driver In Manassas: Cops
Speed, Impairment Factors In Crash That Killed 22-Year-Old Driver In Manassas: Cops Police have identified the 22-year-old driver killed in a weekend Prince William County crash. Tommy Alexys Alvarado heading north on Lake Jackson Drive in Manassas at a high rate of speed in a 2005 Honda Civic when he lost control and left the roadway just before 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 15, county police said. Alvarado's vehicle struck a tree at Blandsford Drive and he was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. No other occupants were in the vehicle. Speed and impairment appear to be factors in the collision, PWC police said. Crash investigators are asking anyone who may have witnessed…
Repeat DUI Driver Strikes Volunteer Directing Traffic In Virginia Intersection: Sheriff Repeat DUI Driver Strikes Volunteer Directing Traffic In Virginia Intersection: Sheriff
Repeat DUI Driver Strikes Volunteer Directing Traffic In Virginia Intersection: Sheriff A drunk driver with a history of DUIs didn't realize he struck a Stafford County Traffic Safety Volunteer before crashing, according to officials.  Stafford resident Daniel Schmitt is back on the wrong side of the law after getting his third DUI in 10 years when he sped through an intersection, struck a volunteer and then smashed into an embankment on Thursday morning. The crash was reported shortly after midnight on Thursday, Sept. 21 when the Safety Volunteer was directing traffic in the area of Garrisonville Road and Keystone Drive while construction workers were conducting some pav…
90 MPH Chase Ends With Wanted Driver In Cuffs: Virginia State Police 90 MPH Chase Ends With Wanted Driver In Cuffs: Virginia State Police
90 MPH Chase Ends With Wanted Driver In Cuffs: Virginia State Police A man who is wanted for violating his probation in Maryland didn't go down quietly and forced police in Virginia into a wild, unsuccessful high-speed pursuit to evade capture. Manassas resident Cristian Valle is behind bars after being arrested by Virginia State Police troopers in Fauquier County, but not before he took them for a ride earlier this week, the department announced on Thursday. The 25-year-old was the subject of a BOLO issued by the Fauquier Sheriff's Office at approximately 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 22, when Valle was spotted driving recklessly in Warrenton. While canvasing th…
Drunken Driver Kills Pedestrian, 26, In VA Hit-Run Crash: Police Drunken Driver Kills Pedestrian, 26, In VA Hit-Run Crash: Police
Drunken Driver Kills Pedestrian, 26, In VA Hit-Run Crash: Police Police have released the identities of both the 33-year-old suspect and 26-year-old pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run crash overnight in Fairfax County. Benjamin Lopez Encinas, of Woodbridge, was in a 2010 BMW when he failed to stop at a stop sign on Columbia Pike in Bailey's Crossroads around 2:15 a.m., Fairfax County police said. He struck Luis Fernando Jimenez Rodriguez, a pedestrian, near Lincolnia Road, police said. Mason Police District- Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit continue to investigate a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred at 2:13 a.m. on Columbia Pike and Powe…
Purple Heart Marine Was DWI In Crash That Seriously Injured 14-Year-Olds In VA: Police Purple Heart Marine Was DWI In Crash That Seriously Injured 14-Year-Olds In VA: Police
Purple Heart Marine Was DWI In Crash That Seriously Injured 14-Year-Olds In VA: Police A US Marine sergeant awarded the Purple Heart was being held in the Rappahanock County Jail on drug and DWI charges for a Stafford crash that sent two 14-year-olds to the hospital via medevac, authorities confirmed. Beth Ellen Abbott is being held on a $6,000 bond for two counts of DWI with serious injury and drug possession, according to jail records. Abbott's photo had been removed from the Marine Corps website as of Friday, June 2. Deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, and officers from the Aquia Harbour Police Department responded to the 2100 block of Aquia Drive for a re…
One Weekend, Two Fatal Crashes In Virginia Beach: Police One Weekend, Two Fatal Crashes In Virginia Beach: Police
One Weekend, Two Fatal Crashes In Virginia Beach: Police Two fatal crashes occurred over the weekend in Virginia Beach, police said.Just before midnight on August 27, officers arrived at the scene in the 5500 block of Indian River Road, where they discovered a Toyota sedan was rear-ended while stopped at a red light, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department. The driver of the Toyota was pronounced dead at the scene and the other driver who caused the accident, 34-year-old John Glover, was charged with DUl and involuntary manslaughter, authorities said.  The second fatal crash occurred at around 10:30 p.m. on August 28, in the 1…