Crime

Man Arrested for Driving Drunk Following Vehicular Accident

ST. CROIX — Several charges have been laid against a man involved in a recent vehicular collision.  Police were dispatched to an auto collision on Sunday evening where they made contact with a man sitting next to a Jeep that had been driven into a gated property in the area of Estate Profit. The man was later identified as Charles Vanterpool III, the driver of the Jeep. Both Vanterpool and the driver of the other vehicle declined medical attention and were interviewed by police separately.  Vanterpool stated that he was traveling southbound on Kingshill Road behind the other driver and had to swerve into the northbound lane when that driver stopped suddenly. According to Vanterpool, despite swerving he was still too close to the other vehicle and struck the front bumper. He further told police that his steering stopped working and his vehicle veered off the road, hitting the fence of the property. Meanwhile, the other driver told police that he was traveling southbound and put his i...