
Virginia State Police reminds motorists to be safe for Thanksgiving
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.

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.

Eleven years ago today, Rachel Nicole Good’s whereabouts became unknown. As part of the ongoing investigation, the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation Culpeper Field Office is seeking any information into her disappearance.

Virginia State Police are seeking the public’s assistance with a fatal hit-and-run crash investigation that happened on the evening of October 16, 2014 or on the early morning hours of October 17, 2014.

At 9:06 a.m. Wednesday (Aug. 27, 2014), Virginia State Police were notified of a plane crash in the Deerfield community of Augusta County. A crash site has been visually located due to heavy smoke coming from the side of a nearby mountain.

Virginia State Police Trooper K.K. Brown is investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash in Fluvanna County on Aug. 15, 2014. The crash occurred at 8:32 p.m. on Route 761, approximately 4 miles west of Route 619.

Virginia State Police Sr. Trooper E.D. Everhart responded to a two-vehicle crash Saturday (July 26) in Nelson County. The crash occurred at 10:30 a.m., at the intersection of Routes 29 and 56.

As Virginians prepare to celebrate our nation’s independence, the Virginia State Police encourages everyone to include traffic safety as an integral part of their preparations and activities.

Six state police and highway patrol agencies this weekend will once again engage in Operation Border to Border, a coordinated traffic safety enforcement initiative targeting approximately 791 miles of U.S. Route 15, which originates in Waterboro, S.C., and ends in Corning, N.Y.

On Monday (June 9, 2014), 44 new Virginia State Police troopers will begin their career on patrol in counties and along interstates across the Commonwealth.

Virginia’s official and only comprehensive report on local and statewide crime figures for 2013 is now available online at the Virginia State Police website at www.vsp.virginia.gov, under “Forms & Publications.”
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