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Judge Lon Farris of the Prince William County Circuit Court sentenced Carlos Martinelly Montano to 20 years for causing a car accident on August 1, 2010 in Bristow, Virginia that killed Sister Denise Mosier and injured Sisters Charlotte Lange and Connie Ruth Lupton. Montano was found guilty of felony murder, involuntary manslaughter, two counts of [...]
A study in Great Britain using surveillance cameras in various parking lots finally proves that women are better parkers than men. No, that was not a misprint! Men and women drivers were watched and graded on seven different parking styles. Footage showed that women took more time to find a favorable parking space while men [...]
We’ve all had the wonderful chore of sitting around a Virginia DMV office for hours to do something simple that cannot be done self-serve on their website or through the mail. After finishing off War and Peace and gone slightly insane, your number might be called. There is some ray of hope for a shorter [...]
Sick of commuting to D.C. and not finding an affordable or safe parking space? How about those crazy parking enforcement officers that seem to be parking ticket snipers as soon as you enter the District? Relief is on the horizon as “Park at My House” is calling upon homeowners to rent space on their driveways [...]
VDOT is advising that drivers should avoid Route 29 and Linton Hall Road in Gainesville, Virginia January 7 and 8, 2012 to avoid significant traffic delays during construction. According to VDOT’s press release: From 7 a.m. Saturday until noon Sunday, only one of two lanes in each direction will be open on Route 29 between [...]
Some drivers in Prince William County and throughout Virginia have been charged and convicted for failing to provide proof of car insurance at a traffic stop and paid hefty fines for committing an offense that does not exist. There is no law in Virginia that you have to carry proof of car insurance with you. [...]
Although the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has no authority to impose a federal mandate to prohibit the use of cell phones while driving, they are pushing states without such laws to start seriously thinking about this safety issue. The NTSB is supporting their position due to the nearly 3,000 lives lost in 2010 alone [...]
The Federal Aviation Administration chief Randy Babbitt announced he will resign after he was caught driving drunk down the wrong side of Old Lee Highway in Fairfax on Saturday. Babbit was arrested for driving while intoxicated and later released on a personal recognizance bond. Although Babbitt was allegedly found intoxicated, Fairfax City Police have not [...]
Anybody in Culpeper notice a green Honda Accord with about four Sheriff’s deputies chasing it early Thursday morning? We found a story of a driver in Culpeper County that did exactly what you are not supposed to do at a traffic stop: give out your personal information including your Social Security Number and then lead [...]
Virginia State Police released that during the reportable Thanksgiving holiday weekend from 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, November 23 through midnight Sunday, November 27, 2011, that they investigated 884 traffic accidents with nine people killed on Virginia’s roads during the weekend. Of the nine that were killed, five were reported as not wearing their seatbelts. Also, alcohol [...]
