Remains behind bars in Saluda after fleeing at 115 mph, hitting vacant building
by Don Richeson –Â
The driver of a pickup truck that plowed through a brick wall and into a vacant Route 17 building Jan. 2 remains behind bars in a Saluda jail facing multiple charges. He has now also been identified. The man is Brandon Alan McCarthy, 38, of Chesapeake, according to a news release issued Jan. 6 by Capt. W.R. Balderson of the King and Queen County Sheriff’s Office, one of multiple agencies involved in the investigation.
McCarthy, who reportedly received serious injuries in the 10:14 p.m. Glenns crash, was airlifted to Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond, but was later released and then arrested, according to the release. McCarthy was charged with two felonies — driving while license revoked for DUI-related charge and endangering another; and disregarding a signal by a law enforcement officer to stop, eluding police. He was also charged with a misdemeanor — failure to yield right-of-way or reduce speed when approaching stationary vehicles displaying warning lights…
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