Virginia State Police names new executive team member
Published Monday, Jul. 5, 2021, 8:33 pm
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Maj. Ronald C. Maxey Jr. Photo courtesy Virginia State Police.
Virginia State Police Superintendent Col. Gary T. Settle has promoted a Henrico County native to the position of deputy director of the department’s Bureau of Field Operations.
The newly-appointed Maj. Ronald C. Maxey Jr. replaces retiring Maj. Steven L. Chumley on the executive staff. Chumley had served as the BFO deputy director since his appointment on 2018 and has served with Virginia State Police for 35 years.
In 2020, traffic fell but road deaths rose
Luz Lazo, The Washington Post
Feb. 12, 2021
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Evening rush hour traffic is sparse on March 18, 2020, on Washington s Capital Beltway near the Interstate 270 spur in Montgomery County, Md., where it s usually jammed. The number of commuters working from home and other motorists avoiding travel due to the coronavirus outbreak caused rush-hour traffic congestion to vanish from many U.S. cities.Washington Post photo by Katherine Shaver
WASHINGTON - Traffic fatalities increased nationally last year despite a significant drop in travel because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The pandemic, which has killed nearly 500,000 Americans, also altered the dynamics of road safety with some drivers taking open lanes as an invitation for reckless driving, transportation and law enforcement officials say.