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Va. man received 2 DUI's over weekend
By Luz LazoThe Richmond Times-Dispatch
VIRGINIA — An Abingdon man who was charged with drunken driving after his pickup struck a state trooper Friday night in Smyth County was arrested again yesterday morning, on charges of intoxication in public and possession of drugs, state police said.
The officer stopped the car after he received a message from the Smyth County Sheriff's Office of a vehicle being driven erratically, Virginia State Police spokesman Michael T. Conroy said.
The officer saw the vehicle along northbound Interstate 81 at the 36-mile marker, according to the arrest warrant. Chilhowie is a Smyth County town about 30 miles northeast of Bristol.
Chilhowie police arrested Traci Tashona Peake, 21, on a charge of driving under the influence.
As part of the same incident, Smyth deputies assisting in the stop arrested Marshall, 32. He was charged with public intoxication and possession of drugs with the intent to manufacture or sell, according to the arrest warrant.
Marshall had been charged Friday night with driving under the influence after a pickup he was driving struck trooper K.S. Chapman on I-81, a few miles from where Marshall was arrested yesterday, Conroy said.
Chapman, who has been with the state police for five years, was listed Saturday in critical condition at Bristol Regional Medical Center. State police and hospital officials declined yesterday to release an update on his condition.
Conroy said Chapman's family requested that his medical record remain private but he said he believes Chapman's condition has not worsened.
Conroy said the Smyth Sheriff's Office and the Chilhowie Police Department are handling yesterday's arrests.
Copyright 2008 The Richmond Times-Dispatch
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