Category Archives: Motor Carrier Safety

Bus Driver Charged with DUI After Field Trip

Sully District Station – Troy Reynolds, 48, of Maryland was charged Thursday evening with driving while intoxicated and nine counts of gross, wanton, or reckless care for child. Reynolds was arrested while driving a school bus carrying 44 children and four adults back from a field trip to Cox Farms in Centreville. The bus veered off Braddock Road and into

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Multi-Jurisdictional Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Cites 212 Safety Violations

As Spring warms up and rolls into Summer, more people head out onto the roadways for getaways, vacations and even day-to-day errands. Large commercial vehicles, when not properly maintained, can present a danger to drivers on the road. Bad brakes can significantly increase stopping distance. Balding or shredding tires can become a hazard if they blow out on the roadway.

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The Daily Blotter, November 17, 2015

This report is published every weekday, except county holidays. The information in each report covers significant criminal incidents generally from the day before; reports published on Monday cover the preceding Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Some incidents may appear a day or two after the occurrence. The report contains selected crimes, including animal-related incidents and property crimes. The information is organized

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Keeping Our Roads Safe in Time for Start of School!

Officers from our Motor Carrier Safety Unit conducted a commercial vehicle safety inspection in the parking lot of the Greenbriar Shopping Center in Chantilly on Tuesday, September 1, from 7-11 a.m. As a result of their efforts, 20 trucks were inspected. 44 violations were noted, 10 traffic summonses were written and seven trucks were taken out of service; meaning taken off

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