Man Charged With DUI After Telling Police Friend Was 'Bleeding Out'

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — A driver was charged with driving under the influence in Fredericksburg after getting pulled over for driving 85 mph in a 35-mph zone, according to police.

At about 12:40 p.m. on Feb. 23, a Fredericksburg police officer was on patrol in the 1600 block of Emancipation Highway when the vehicle drove by.

The officer pursued the vehicle, and the driver pulled over in the 500 block of Emancipation Highway, got out of the vehicle, and told the officer his friend was in his car bleeding out and that he was trying to get him to the hospital.

The Fredericksburg police officer immediately requested additional officers and emergency services. Rushing to aid the passenger in the vehicle, the officer realized the passenger was not bleeding, nor having a medical emergency, according to police.

The driver of the vehicle was identified as Bryan Stoutenburgh, 32, of Dumfries. Stoutenburgh was arrested on charges of driving under the influence, refusal to take a breathalyzer test, reckless driving, and obstruction of justice. He remains incarcerated at the Rappahannock Regional Jail without bond.

Stoutenburgh also had been arrested by the Fredericksburg Police Department three days earlier, on Feb. 20, for intoxication in public, hit-and-run, disorderly conduct, and obstruction of justice. These charges stem from a hit-and-run incident in the 1600 block of Caroline Street.