Watch Your Speed

Check your speed when riding through Virginia during the Thanksgiving holiday.

Virginia State Police will be out in full force.

The agency says 75 percent of its uniformed work force will be on patrol from 12:01 a.m. Wednesday through midnight Sunday.

Once again Troopers will be participating in Operation Combined Accident Reduction Effort, a nationwide campaign designed to reduce crashes, fatalities and injuries caused by impaired driving, speeding and failure to buckle up.

Trailer Goes Over Side Of Chesapeake Bay Bridge -Tunnel

High winds caused a trailer to come loose from a tractor and fall over the side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Saturday morning at the 12 mile mark, according to tunnel police.

Chief Edward Spencer said the trailer was empty and no one was injured.

Traffic was stopped at about 7:45 a.m., but there is no back up now.

As of mid-day, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel has issued a Level 2 advisory for winds of about 47 mph.

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Seatbelt/Cellphone Bills Remain Unchanged

Virginia drivers will continue to have the liberty to talk on cell phones and not wear seat belts while driving.

A House subcommittee Thursday killed bills that would have banned talking on a hand-held cell phone while driving and made not wearing a seat belt a primary offense. Currently, police can only issue citations for not wearing a seat belt if the driver is pulled over for another reason.

It also killed a bill to make talking on a cell phone while driving with a provisional license a primary offense.

The subcommittee voted in favor of a bill that would require anyone under the age of 18 to wear a seat belt in the rear seat of a vehicle. Currently, only those under 16 must wear seat belts in the rear seats.


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To the driver in the green pontiac with Md. tags: I hope I didn't scare you or interrupt your cell phone call the other day when you made the u-turn with no signal on Horsey Road. You probably didn't realise that I almost hit you. The elderly gentleman that was with you sure did.