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Firefighter Out of Hospital
Lt. John "Bones" Earley rides home after being released from a hospital. He was severely burned in May in a fire in Leesburg.
(By Kevin Wright)
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The agency, he said, is continuing its crackdown on unlicensed drivers in Loudoun.
Officials said the locations of the checkpoints were based on daily traffic stop reports that showed increased license violations in those areas.
The most recent checkpoint was Wednesday evening from 4 to 7 p.m. at Countryside Boulevard and Carrolton Road. At this stop, 1,335 vehicles passed through; 42 citations were issued for license, inspection and registration infractions.
During the July 16 checkpoint on Church Road in Sterling, 2,105 vehicles passed through, and 27 citations were issued.
And at the July 30 checkpoint on Ashburn Farm Road between Scarlett Rush Road and Marshfield Terrace, 1,649 motorists passed through the stop, and 27 summonses were issued.
In addition to license, inspection and registration violations, officers nab motorists for other offenses at checkpoints.
At Wednesday's stop, Troxell said, two people were charged with reckless driving, and two motorists were ticketed for violating Virginia's safety seat law. At the July 16 blockade, one driver was charged with possession of marijuana and another with a window tint infraction, he said.
Blogger Pablo Averbuj, who was caught up in Wednesday's dragnet without violation, questioned whether authorities should have the right to stop motorists at checkpoints without cause. He mentioned the recent police blockades in a high-crime D.C. neighborhood and a South Carolina Supreme Court ruling that invalidates such checkpoints.
