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Frawley's trial posponed
Frawley�s court date postponed in Fredericksburg.
Date published: 7/18/2007

BY JEFF BRANSCOME

Ousted University of Mary Washington President William Frawley won’t be tried in Fredericksburg tomorrow on a DUI charge as scheduled.

Fredericksburg Common wealth’s Attorney Charles Sharp said the reason for the delay is that the prosecution is still awaiting Frawley’s blood test results from Mary Washington Hospital.

Frawley is also charged in the city with refusing a Breathalyzer test.

He said he expects Frawley’s appearance at Fredericksburg General District Court to be rescheduled for sometime in September.

Frawley was fired at the end of April after he was charged with driving under the influence twice in two days.

The first charge occurred April 10 in Fairfax County, where he flipped a university-owned vehicle. His court date at Fairfax County General District is scheduled for Sept. 21.

The second occurred the next day in Fredericksburg, after a woman reported seeing him driving in a car with a missing front tire.

Frawley’s cases have been continued twice in both Fairfax and Fredericksburg.

Phillip Sasser, Frawley’s Fredericksburg attorney, said he will show up in court tomorrow without Frawley to formally accept the delay and agree on a new date.

After being released from MWH in April, Frawley said in a statement that he was recovering from a serious heart disorder.

Jeff Branscome: 540/374-5402

jbranscome@freelancestar.com


Frawley time line:

Jan. 21, 2006: University of Mary Washington Presidential Advisory Search Committee announces its three finalists to replace longtime President William Anderson Jr.:

Jan. 23-27, 2006: Finalists appear at public forums at the Fredericksburg and Stafford campuses.

Feb. 3, 2006: UMW announces Frawley as the school's seventh president.

July 1, 2006: Frawley's tenure as president begins. He will be paid $305,000 a year, and has a five-year contract.

Aug. 24, 2006: Frawley delivers "State of the University" address, saying the university needs to embrace change, increasing its diversity, community presence and national prestige, as well as enhancing the experience faculty and students have at the school.

Sept. 30, 2006: Frawley inaugurated before a crowd of about 2,000, including Gov. Tim Kaine.

Oct. 26, 2006: Frawley announces initiative to better integrate UMW's two campuses.

April 10, 2007: Frawley involved in a wreck in Fairfax. He is taken to Inova Fairfax Hospital, but leaves against the advice of his doctor. He is later charged with driving under the influence in that incident.

April 11, 2007: Frawley is arrested in Fredericksburg and charged with driving under the influence, after a woman reports seeing him driving in a car missing a front tire. He is taken to Mary Washington Hospital.

April 12, 2007: UMW board of visitors places Frawley on paid leave.

April 16, 2007: Frawley released from the hospital.

April 18, 2007: Frawley speaks to reporters for the first time, saying he was "recovering from complex medical matters." In a written statement, he says his hospital stay included "correction of a heretofore undetected, and potentially very serious, heart disorder."

April 30, 2007: Board of visitors announces Frawley's firing, effective immediately.


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Date published: 7/18/2007



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proof reading?? (posted by khp95 , Sep. 25, 2007 2:41 pm)    0 likes
where's the t in postponed?

Unbelievable (posted by LoreeBrown , Sep. 25, 2007 2:41 pm)    0 likes
So, you're telling me that the prosecution can't get the blood results 3 months after the fact.......I think someone is pulling the Courts chain. Frawley should stand trial tomorrow as originally scheduled.

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