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3rd DUI For Driver Who Blew School Bus Stop Sign In Stafford: Sheriff 3rd DUI For Driver Who Blew School Bus Stop Sign In Stafford: Sheriff
3rd DUI For Driver Who Blew School Bus Stop Sign In Stafford: Sheriff A 63-year-old Stafford woman got her third-ever DUI after she passed a school bus, police said. Ellen Brandon showed clear signs of intoxication when a Stafford County Sheriff's deputy pulled her over after she ignored a bus stop sign around 3:40 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29, Sheriff David Decatur said. The traffic infraction happened near the 2000 block of Richmond Highway, Decatur said. Brandon, whose breath smelled of alcohol, also had half a liter of wine in the vehicle, and admitted to consuming half a liter of wine prior to driving. It was further discovered her license was revoked due…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Here's What We Know About 'Serious' School Bus Crash In Stafford County Here's What We Know About 'Serious' School Bus Crash In Stafford County
Here's What We Know About 'Serious' School Bus Crash In Stafford County Authorities say that a reckless driver attempting to pass a school bus in Stafford County led to a chain-reaction crash that led to multiple vehicles overturning. Shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, a school bus that had just left Grafton Village Elementary School with a dozen students on board was being followed by a blue Volkswagen sedan in the 1300 block of Brooke Road, a spokesperson for the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. According to investigators, the driver of the Volkswagen went into the oncoming lane of traffic, across the double-yellow line, in an attempt to …

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by Zak Failla
Schools
DWI Bus Driver Slapped With 18 Safety Violations In Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Crash DWI Bus Driver Slapped With 18 Safety Violations In Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Crash
DWI Bus Driver Slapped With 18 Safety Violations In Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Crash What started off as a fun holiday outing for a group of students in Virginia led to a host of charges for their bus driver, who is in hot trouble with the law for allegedly driving drunk and crashing on the way back from a pumpkin patch, police say. Maryland resident Troy Reynolds, 48, was charged with driving while intoxicated and nine counts of gross, wanton, or reckless care for a child after crashing a school bus carrying 44 children and four adults back to Murch Elementary School in Washington, DC following a field trip to Cox Farms in Centreville. Original Story: DC Students' Fi…

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by Zak Failla