
A child has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a crash involving a suspected drunk driver in the Groveton area of Fairfax County, Virginia, Tuesday night.
Just before 9 p.m., Jermaine Ridgely, 45, was driving northbound on Richmond Highway in a 2003 Infiniti when his car hit a 2010 Nissan Altima that was trying to make a left turn into a parking lot in the area of Holly Hill Road, police said. The Nissan was going southbound on Richmond Highway at the time, police said.
A child who was riding in the Nissan was seriously hurt in the crash, and they were taken to a hospital in life-threatening condition, police said. The child remained hospitalized as of Wednesday afternoon.
Investigators believe speed and alcohol were factors in the crash.
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Police arrested Ridgely and charged him with driving under the influence and failing to obey a highway sign.
He is in jail without bond.
Police are asking anyone with information about the crash to call 703-280-0543 or submit an anonymous tip to 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477).