
State Police: Five killed in Christmas holiday crashes in Virginia
Five fatal crashes over the Christmas holiday weekend resulted in the deaths of one pedestrian, one moped operator and three drivers on Virginia’s highways.

Five fatal crashes over the Christmas holiday weekend resulted in the deaths of one pedestrian, one moped operator and three drivers on Virginia’s highways.

The Virginia State Police is partnering in an effort to keep one of the nation’s major interstate corridors safe and fatality-free.

Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer and Virginia coach Mike London put their rivalries aside in order to team up with the Virginia State Police for a traffic safety public service announcement.

During the 2014 Thanksgiving holiday counting period, eight fatal traffic crashes claimed eight lives. That was Virginia’s lowest death toll for a Thanksgiving weekend in over a decade.

With traffic deaths on Virginia highways on the increase for the first time in two years, the Virginia State Police is hoping a new collaborative campaign with two of the Commonwealth’s flagship universities will help bring much needed attention to the necessity for all Virginians to make traffic safety a priority.

UVA defensive coordinator Jon Tenuta could be wistful for what he doesn’t have coming back from his front seven. Eli Harold, Max Valles, Henry Coley, Daequan Romero are all gone from a unit that was fourth in the ACC with 34 sackes and held opponents to 120 yards rushing per game, also good for fourth in the league.

With the start of the 2015 Click It or Ticket (CIOT) spring mobilization campaign, the Virginia State Police is taking this opportunity to remind motorists of the need to always buckle up when driving and/or riding in a vehicle.

With a week to go until the scheduled February 28 adjournment, the Virginia General Assembly is moving steadily along.

From 4 p.m. Monday through 12 p.m. Tuesday, Virginia State Police troopers and dispatchers statewide fielded 3,363 calls for service statewide.

The Thanksgiving holiday weekend is one of the busiest travel times of the year, which increases Virginians’ risks of being involved in a serious or deadly traffic crash.
Our content is free to read, but we do have bills to pay. Pitch in and help us keep the community informed.