Stafford deputies arrest two in overnight DUI cases including one repeat offender
STAFFORD, VA – Two drivers were arrested in separate incidents during the early morning hours Friday for driving under the influence in Stafford County, one of them a repeat offender caught speeding and the other found in a disabled vehicle facing the wrong direction.
At 1:24 a.m., Sergeant E. E. West conducted a traffic stop on American Legion Road for a vehicle exceeding the speed limit. Upon approaching the driver, the sergeant observed red, glassy eyes and a strong odor of alcohol. After administering field sobriety tests, the driver was taken into custody and identified as 34-year-old Bryce Whitaker of Woodbridge.
Whitaker was charged with driving under the influence — his second offense in five years — and reckless driving by speed. He was transported to the Rappahannock Regional Jail and held without bond.
Just over two hours later, at 3:47 a.m., Deputy S. Waheed responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle near Gray Birch Lane and Eustace Road. The vehicle was found facing the wrong direction in the roadway with hazard lights flashing and partially lodged in a ditch.
Upon making contact with the driver, the deputy noticed slurred speech, unsteady movement, and the odor of alcoholic beverages. Field sobriety testing was conducted, and the driver, identified as 51-year-old Kara Alley of Stafford, was placed under arrest.
Alley was charged with driving under the influence and held at the Rappahannock Regional Jail on a secured bond.
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Key Points
- Two drivers were arrested early Friday morning in separate DUI incidents
- Bryce Whitaker, 34, was charged with second DUI offense and reckless driving
- Kara Alley, 51, was found in a disabled vehicle and charged with DUI
