Driver Has Gun & Drugs In Vehicle At Time Of Fatal Accident

Virginia State Police have confiscated a semiautomatic assault rifle and drugs from a pickup truck involved in a fatal crash that killed three people and injured five others in Wythe County on Saturday. 32-year-old John C. Parker of Jackson, Miss., is being held at New River Regional Jail in Pulaski County, charged with reckless driving as well as felony possession of a firearm while in possession of narcotics. Authorities say the search of Parker’s pickup found a significant quantity of methamphetamine, containers and vials of prescription narcotics, and drug paraphernalia.