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Alert Observation by Trooper Nets Arrest of Hit and Run Driver

   Written by on September 18, 2014 at 1:52 pm

It looked like a hit-and-run driver might have gotten away in Lunenburg County this past January after hitting a car as he passed it when it turned left onto another road.  But thanks to the tenacity and keen eyesight of Virginia State Trooper Thomas Reeves, he found the suspect’s vehicle on April 2nd in a driveway at 3910 South Hill Road between Kenbridge and South Hill, going on no more than a description of the car as a 4-door grey or silver car which should, and did, have damage to it, as he suspected it would.

Preston Ivory Logan, Jr.

Preston Ivory Logan, Jr.

Trooper Reeves had also recovered a piece of the suspect’s car at the scene of the accident, and noted that it matched the vehicle he discovered, a 1993 Honda.   A few days later, the trooper found the driver who confessed to being involved in the accident.

The driver of the other vehicle, a 49-year-old Kenbridge woman, was uninjured, but the front bumper of her car was torn off as well as other damage to the fender and front of the car with an estimated value of damage of about $2,000.00, making the offense of Hit and Run a felony.

Preston Ivory Logan, Jr., a 21-year-old of 3910 South Hill Road, pled guilty last week in Lunenburg Circuit Court, but thanks to the generosity of the victim, he has been given the chance to avoid the felony conviction.  Clement said when a victim is willing, he sometimes offers a deferred adjudication, especially when the defendant has no previous criminal record.  “It has become nearly impossible for young male adults to find a job around here if they have a felony conviction.  I like to give a person a chance to prove he or she has learned from the experience and accepted responsibility,” said Clement.

Pursuant to the plea agreement, Logan will be on supervised probation for one year, must be of good behavior, perform 100 hours of community service, pay restitution to the victim and her insurance company, take a driver improvement class, and not drive for six months.

If he is successful, the felony will be reduced to a misdemeanor of Failure to Stop at an Accident, and he will receive a 12-month suspended sentence.

If he is not successful, he will be found guilty of the felony and sentenced by the judge.

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