Virginia Beach Man, John Paul Kotara, Charged With DUI After Collision With Police Vehicle
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A Virginia Beach resident, John Paul Kotara, 27, was charged with driving under the influence after he hit a police car Friday night, reports The Virginian Pilot.
The incident occurred at 10:43 on the eastbound side of Interstate 264, about a half-mile west of the Lynnhaven exit, according to police spokeswoman Grazia Moyers. An officer was conducting a traffic stop when a car hit the front bumper, then collided into a guardrail and overturned. The driver of the vehicle and the officer, who was hit with flying debris, were treated for their injuries at a local hospital.
The suspect was charged with driving under the influence and failing to move over for a stationary emergency vehicle. He is currently being held at the Virginia Beach Correctional Center.
In 2004 lawmakers tightened Drunk Driving laws. Using a high profile DUI case they set out to make a difference and to reduce this occurrence. A bipartisan group drafted more than 70 bills seeking to
The number of drunk driving deaths in Virginia in one decade would have wiped out a small town. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that from 2003 to 2012, 2,613 people in Virginia lost
A crash in Ashburn, VA over the weekend left two people dead, and an attorney facing manslaughter and drunk driving charges, reports NBC Washington. Ricky and Leia Wrenn were making their way to
Once again this holiday season Prince William County police are participating in Virginia’s Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign in the hopes of getting drunk drivers off the road, reports the Manassas
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