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CRIME & SAFETY
Chesterfield Police think medical emergency caused crash killing Petersburg man
CHESTER − A Petersburg man died in a single-vehicle crash late Tuesday night that Chesterfield Police believe may be tied to the victim's health. Lamont Riggins, 56, of the 400 block of Mars Street, reportedly drove his sports-utility vehicle into a pond in the 12000 block of Kingston Avenue around 11:30 p.m. First responders with the county's EMS and dive teams found the car partially submerged in the pond with Riggins' body inside. ...
Test Shows Petersburg, VA, Firefighter Nearly Twice over Legal Limit
The breath test registered .145 -- nearly twice the legal limit. That's what a firefighter behind the wheel of a Petersburg fire truck blew Tuesday afternoon after the rig hit a parked vehicle. A person who saw the fire truck stopped in the middle of the street initially thought it...
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