Stay updated with breaking news from Colonel Gary. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Vehicle crashes took the lives of 14 people in Virginia over the Memorial Day holiday weekend — almost double the number killed on Virginia's roads over the same period in
Virginia State Police say that 14 people died in traffic crashes on Virginia highways during the 2021 Memorial Day weekend.
Photo: WINA Jun 3, 2021, VSP News Release RICHMOND – The 2021 Memorial Day weekend not only saw an increase in overall traffic volumes on Virginia’s highways, but also an increase in traffic deaths. Preliminary reports indicate 14 people lost their lives during the four-day, holiday statistical counting period. During the same statistical counting period in 2020, traffic crashes on Virginia highways resulted in eight deaths. Of the 14 individuals killed this year on Virginia highways, two were riding on motorcycles and eight were not wearing a seat belt. The statistical counting peri...
In-person events are planned for Long Beach, Newhall and Westlake Village.
Virginia State Police adds social media platform to Virginia alert resources Published Monday, May. 3, 2021, 12:04 am Join AFP's 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com (© PhotoSpirit – stock.adobe.com) Since the Virginia General Assembly established Virginia’s first missing person alert program in 2003 with the Virginia A.M.B.E.R. (for America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) Alert, the Virginia State Police has taken advantage of the...