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Spotsylvania teen charged with DUI in Culpeper crash

Posted on Jul 30, 2009

A late night two-vehicle crash has led to a teenager being charged with DUI. The teen, Timothy Anderson, 19, was heading east in the westbound lane on Route 3 near Lignum when he struck another vehicle.

The crash happened near the Revercomb Road intersection where Route 3 splits into four lanes. According to the Culpeper County Sherriff’s Office Anderson crashed his Volvo into an oncoming vehicle, then hit a guard rail and ended up in the median. No injuries resulted from the crash.

Police arrested Anderson and charged the teen with driving under the influence of alcohol. He was driving with a 16 year old passenger who was released to his parents. Anderson was also charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and driving on the wrong side of the road.

Drunk driving is a serious issue in Virginia, especially for underage drivers. Last year 354 people lost their lives in alcohol related crashes and another 7,000 were injured. Drunk drivers are overwhelmingly male: nearly 80 percent of those convicted of a DUI last year were men.