West Virginia Eyes 17 As Driver License Age
Motor Vehicles Chief Joe Miller urges a graduated license system to curb teen fatalities. Teens would earn a learner permit at 15.5, pass a driving test into an intermediate phase for one year, then qualify for a full license at 17 with night limits, seatbelt, and zero tolerance rules.
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Charleston
Joe Miller
West Virginia
Miller
Bill Wooton
Raleigh
Homer Ball
Mercer
West Virginia program helps victims recover from assaults
West Virginia's Crime Victim Compensation Fund pays victims up to 25000 for injuries and 35000 for death. Fund covers medical bills counseling and mileage with continued payments until the maximum is reached, even as claims may take months to process. Victims must report within 72 hours and may file within two years. A deputy sheriff shot in September 1996 received maximum compensation for lost wages.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Barry Ratliff
Crime Victim Compensation Fund
Ratliff
Mingo County
Former college administrator pleads guilty to improper billing
BECKLEY AP A former College of West Virginia administrator pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to two counts of submitting false claims. John Maestas 56 admitted inflating invoices tied to the IOUEs Hazmat program with the college subcontractor at 500 per day. He faces up to 10 years and 500000 in fines at sentencing on November 16 in Charleston.
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College of West Virginia
John Maestas
U.S. District Court
International Union of Operating Engineers
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Mary Lou Newberger
U.S
Phil Combs
Charles Haden
Charleston
Charlotte red light cameras cut violations at intersections
In Charlotte a test camera recorded 17 red light runners per hour. Seven intersections now average six violations daily per camera as officials expect citations to rise to about 20 daily per unit. Lockheed Martin operates the system issuing $50 fines to registered owners.
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Charlotte
N.C
Amy Gambill
Charlotte Department of Transportation
Gambill
Lockheed Martin
Fairfax
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