DUI Arrest in Chesterfield County, Virginia
A man was charged with driving under the influence in Chesterfield, Virginia after ramming two police cruisers, injuring himself and one officer.
Twenty-two-year-old Courtney Orelien, of Wentworth Street in Chesterfield, was taken to CJW Medical Center for injuries suffered in the crash. He was initially charged with DUI, 1st offense after the incident. According to court records, Chesterfield police later charged him with driving on a suspended license, felony eluding, felony hit & run and assault on a law enforcement official.
Chesterfield Police Captain Kevin Smith said the officer injured in the accident was treated for minor injuries at CJW Medical Center and later released.
The Richmond-Times Dispatch reports the incident occurred when Orelien intentionally rammed a police vehicle and then fled the scene. The police officer pursued the suspect south on Jefferson Davis Highway. Less than a mile after the chase began, Orelien attempted a sharp right turn onto Swineford Road. The suspect hit another police vehicle stationed on Swineford Road that was waiting to join in the pursuit.
The pursuit ended after the second crash. Orelein is expected to appear in the Chesterfield County General District Court on June 19, 2012. He is charged with hit & run, eluding, driving on a suspended license, and DUI in Chesterfield, Virginia.
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