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STATE UTILITIES COMMISSION
Ex-Dominion Lawyer to Avoid Power Line Debate
A former lawyer for Dominion Virginia Power who was appointed to a commission that oversees utilities has said he will not participate in deliberations over a 65-mile power line proposed by the company.
James C. Dimitri, appointed to the three-judge State Corporation Commission last week, had represented Dominion earlier this year at commission hearings over the power line, which is to stretch between Frederick County, Va., and Loudoun County. Opponents of the line had said his appointment was a conflict of interest.
Dimitri told the commission Tuesday that he would recuse himself from the case, a commission spokesman said. The other two commission judges have asked a retired judge to join them in reviewing the case and rendering a final decision, the spokesman said.
-- Sandhya Somashekhar
EMERGENCY VEHICLES
Motorists Targeted in Safety Law Crackdown
Virginia State Police are looking for motorists who pass stopped emergency vehicles.
The crackdown follows a series of accidents in which passing vehicles hit and injured troopers.
Police spokeswoman Michelle Cotten said a trooper has been hit by a passing vehicle every month since April. Two troopers were injured in separate accidents July 26 while working on a traffic safety initiative.
Cotten said Virginia law requires motorists to move into another lane or slow down when they see a stopped emergency vehicle. Violators face a $2,500 fine or up to 12 months in jail.
