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ELKINS -- A Randolph County man faces a felony charge for driving with his license revoked for DUI for a third time.
David Lynn Pritt Sr., 70, of Elkins, is charged with one count of driving with a revoked DUI third offense, a felony. Pritt was being held on a $5,000 10% cash bond that has since been posted.
According to the criminal complaint, filed by Trooper R.K. Stewart with the West Virginia State Police Elkins Detachment, on Aug. 21, Stewart observed a vehicle bearing an expired West Virginia registration traveling south on U.S. Route 219. Stewart also allegedly observed that the occupants of the vehicle were “not utilizing the vehicle’s safety belt system.”
Stewart initiated a traffic stop at the Smoker Friendly on Randolph Avenue in Elkins, the complaint states. Upon initial contact, Stewart identified the driver as Pritt, who allegedly advised that he did not have a valid driver’s license.
Stewart ran Pritt’s information through West Virginia State Police Elkins Communications and they reportedly advised that Pritt’s license had been revoked for DUI.
Pritt allegedly has two prior convictions for driving with his license revoked, the complaint states. One conviction is from April 2018 and the second is from October 2020.