More charges could be filed against driver in Halifax Co. DUI crash

HALIFAX COUNTY (WSLS 10) - State police say that as the investigation into the August 20 crash that resulted in the death of 9-year-old Julian Suttle continues, more charges may be filed against the 28-year-old driver.

Melissa Rhodes, of Vernon Hill, is currently being held without bond at the Botetourt County Jail. Right now, she faces DUI and one felony count of child neglect in Halifax County.

Suttle died at Duke Medical Center on Wednesday night.

Upon her arrest for DUI in relation to the Halifax County crash, she was transported to Botetourt County to be held on a capias for her arrest related to previous, unrelated charges.