Police in West Virginia mentioned Wednesday they’re investigating a visitors forestall through which a state authentic was once pulled over after he was once noticed riding inconsistently however was once allowed to proceed running the car with out being cited.
Charleston Police Leader Scott Dempsey mentioned in a remark that officials performed the visitors forestall on southbound Interstate 77 Tuesday night time after receiving a decision that an off-duty state trooper had witnessed the car within the town’s east finish.
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The remark known the motive force of the car that was once stopped as Jimmy Wriston. Gov. Jim Justice showed at his weekly media briefing Wednesday that state Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston was once the motive force who was once pulled over.
West Virginia police are investigating a visitors forestall all the way through which a state authentic was once pulled over for erratic riding and now not cited. (Fox Information)
Wriston was once now not charged or cited for any visitors or legal offense, the police remark mentioned.
On the other hand, “because of instances surrounding the visitors forestall, an inside investigation has been opened to decide if the Charleston Police Division insurance policies had been adopted accurately,” Dempsey mentioned.
An e mail in quest of remark from a Division of Transportation spokesperson wasn’t instantly returned Wednesday.
Justice mentioned he was once knowledgeable in regards to the visitors forestall, “and we will unravel it needless to say.”
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Justice appointed Wriston as division secretary and commissioner of the state Department of Highways in October 2021 following the retirement of Byrd White.
