Pulaski man charged after Mount Olivet Road crash

On July 7, 2020 at 9:15 p.m. The Town of Pulaski Police Department responded to the 600 Block of Mount Olivet Road in reference to a motor vehicle crash with a report of injuries. While investigating the crash Officers determined that one of the drivers involved, Walter Vance Erps Jr. 31 of Pulaski was potentially intoxicated. Further investigation resulted in Erps being arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence and Refusal. He was transported to the New River Valley Regional Jail where he was held on a secured bond.

The other party in the crash was transported to the Emergency Room at Lewis Gale Hospital – Pulaski for non-life threatening injuries. Erps was not injured during the crash. If you have any information about this incident you are encouraged to call and speak with the investigating Officer L. Wilson at (540) 994-8680.