Deputy finds body in van during I-77 stop
Published: July 9, 2009
WYTHEVILLE -- Wythe County authorities found a body in the back of a van that was pulled over for speeding on Interstate 77.
Sheriff Doug King says a deputy stopped a van with North Carolina license plates about 8:30 this morning. The deputy charged a woman with driving under the influence and the male passenger with appearing drunk in public.
The deputy then discovered the body in the back of the van. King declined to release any information about the victim but said the death was being classified as a homicide, and charges will be filed.
He declined to release the names of the driver and passenger. -- The Associated Press
Reader Reactions
Nothing like a beautiful drive through the mountains in VA in the morning. Oh, yeah, drunk with a dead body in the car makes the trip so much more enjoyable!
This reeks of scary all around. Two people drunk at 8:30 in the morning with a body in the back of the van. Eeek!
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