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Sheriff's Officer Charged With DUI In Off-Duty Spotsylvania Crash
A Spotsylvania Sheriff's Officer lost his job after he drove drunk and crashed while off-duty last week, authorities said.
William Nathaniel Campbell, who was hired in January 2023, had crashed his vehicle on Leavells Road near Battlefield Elementary School on Thursday, Aug. 24, at 8 p.m., and a citizen called police, Sheriff Roger Harris said.
Responding deputies immediately noticed a strong odor of alcohol and unsteadiness. Campbell, who was off-duty and in his personal vehicle, was subsequently arrested.
Campbell, who has been let go from the department, was charged with …
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…
Playing Doctor: Drunk Stafford Man Tries To Give Hospital Patient Drugs, Police Say
A Stafford man was arrested for multiple crimes he committed while drunk, police said.Early in the morning of Sept. 27, Charlie Dotson, 65, visited the Stafford Hospital and tried to give a patient drugs, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office.
When law enforcement arrived at the hospital, Dotson admitted that he took a controlled substance, hit a car while driving, and parked illegally in a handicap parking spot, authorities said.
Dotson failed a sobriety test and police confirmed he did try to give drugs to a hospital patient, officials said.
He was charged with …
