The James City County Police are joining with other state and local law enforcement officers and highway safety advocates across the country to help save more lives by strongly enforcing all traffic laws, especially seat belt laws around the clock.

The 2013 National Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization kicks off May 20 to help save lives by cracking down on those who don’t buckle up.

According to preliminary 2012 DMV Highway Safety Office statistics, there were a total of 774 fatalities in Virginia attributed to traffic crashes. Of those, 305 were unrestrained at the time of the crash.

Of the total unrestrained fatalities, 25 percent occurred between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m.

The highest time period for unrestrained deaths (84 killed) was from crashes occurring between 6 p.m. and midnight.

We have all heard the expression, “There’s good, and then there’s good!”

For Maria Belaya, she is the latter – she’s good!

How good is she?

She was named the CAA Player of the Year, she’s a two time first team all-CAA member, and she has earned one of the 16 automatic spots in the NCAA tournament.

The Russian born junior credits her parents for getting her involved in the sport of tennis at the age of five. She transferred to the green and gold after a year at Clemson – a move which proved to be beneficial.

She says the best part of her game is her backhand.

Maria has hit many game winners this season. She’s earned 21 singles wins.

Williamsburg, Va. – A Williamsburg mother is charged with abusing her one-month-old infant daughter.

Police in Williamsburg say they charged Vicky Mills, 30, with abuse after finding her daughter with a fractured arm.

According to a criminal complaint filed in court, she called 911 Wednesday because of her daughter’s arm.  When medics and officers arrived at her apartment on Merrimac Trail, police say they found other injuries.

Police say the infant had bruises on her left cheek, knee, and thigh as well as scratches on her right side of the face, nose and forehead.

According to a criminal complaint filed in court, an x-ray showed that the infant’s arm was fractured above and below her elbow and she also had a bite mark on her leg.

The complaint says that police questioned Mills about the injuries Friday; in each case she explained them as accidents.