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By Alexandra Bogdanovic
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
ThidHsfetfit rumbte Yeisound'’irig through various pails of the county during the summer months doesn’t always signify a storm but it can mean trouble for authorities.
The police here know that as the temperature climbs, packs of “sports bike” or motorcycle enthusiasts come through Fauquier in order to test their skills in mountain passes, scurves and switchbacks in Rappahannock County.
1st Sgt. Charlie Crummett of the Virginia State Police is a supervisor at the Area 12 Office in Warrenton. He said he isn’t aware of any fatalities or serious injuries resulting horn motorcycle “racing” so far this year, but that hasn’t always been the case.
Four riders were injured and one died in multiple wrecks during one summer weekend back in 2005. All of the accidents occurred in Rappahannock County, and all except one apparently involved “groups of high-speed motorcyclists.”
The accidents prompted police to step up enforcement in problem areas. But last summer, Trooper Rob Marshall of the Area 12 Office said they also started using the Internet to gather intelligence on the riders. Specifically, he said the police visit certain Web sites to track groups that come through Fauquier County en route to Rappahannock.
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Marshall said the strategy enabled him to make a felony arrest after one rider allegedly engaged him in a pursuit last month.
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