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Monday's Internet Edition, September 06, 2010.
Most Charges Against Parks Dismissed
By Jackie Seabolt
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The West Rowan high school football player involved in an altercation with an off-duty trooper and a Davie sheriff’s deputy pleaded responsible to a traffic violation in Davie District Court last week.
All other charges against him were dismissed.
Kevin “KP” Parks, 18, of Salisbury was charged May 1 with following too closely, improper passing, and resisting/obstructing/delaying an officer.
Assistant District Attorney Wendy Terry told Judge Rod Penry that on the day of the incident Trooper Matt Howell of the NC Highway Patrol was off-duty and riding his motorcycle with his wife around 9 p.m. on US 601 in Rowan County.
Terry said that Parks drove up quickly behind Howell, within 10 feet of his bike, and continued following closely.
After entering Davie County Parks’ vehicle passed Howell in a no passing zone and began weaving, according to Terry.
Terry said that Parks’ vehicle passed two other vehicles after Howell and continued to weave.
“Mr. Parks did turn into a residence and said that there was an emergency with the mother of his ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise, P.O. Box 4639, Salisbury, N.C. 28145.
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