Three Flee After Vehicle Smashes Into Light Pole in Sterling: Police

STERLING, VA — A driver with two passengers smashed into a light pole, a guardrail and a road sign Monday afternoon in the area of Route 7 and Route 28 and then left the scene, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office.

The driver, Frank Simons, Jr., of Sterling, was found in a wooded area near Broad Run Drive, charged with DWI and taken to a local hospital for cold-related exposure.

The passengers were found in the area of Research Place and charged with public intoxication.

Police responded to the scene shortly before 12:30 p.m., and witnesses said the three occupants of the vehicle fled after the crash.

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