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Centreville Man Dies in Colorado Accident
A Centreville man died Saturday after the vehicle in which he was riding drove off a dirt road and plunged almost 350 feet down a ravine in Colorado Springs.
According to police, Darrell Marsh, 45, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the 1998 Geo Tracker, Deborah Hughes, 45, of Colorado Springs, told police that she swerved to avoid a deer and went off the narrow road sometime after midnight.
She said she was too badly injured to seek help.
A hiker discovered the car about 8:30 a.m. Saturday. The Colorado Springs Fire Department pulled Hughes from the car and hoisted her up the canyon. She was treated for multiple injuries that were not life-threatening.
Pay Improved, State Police Fill Roster
For the first time in more than 30 years, Virginia State Police have no vacancies among the department's sworn officers, Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) said.
It is a dramatic turnaround for the force, which had an "unprecedented turnover rate" three years ago because of pay issues, Warner said Friday.
"Over the last four years, working with legislators, we have taken steps to make sure our state troopers got the pay they deserve for putting their lives on the line," he said, speaking at the dedication of the department's $15 million headquarters in Chesterfield County.
Two new academy classes will help fill out the department's authorized strength of 1,890.
About 60 troopers will come from a class that graduated this month; 78 will complete training in March.
Oversight of Sludge Fertilizer Criticized
The Virginia Department of Health needs more inspectors to oversee the spreading of treated sewage sludge on farm fields, according to a report by the state legislature's investigative arm.
