Repeat Drunken Driver Behind Wheel During Crash That Killed 5POSTED: 6:39 am EDT July 9,
2007 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- A repeat drunken driver was in jail Monday, charged in connection with a head-on collision that killed five people, including three children, and injured seven others on Interstate 68 east of Morgantown.Brian John Stone, 32, of Gans, Pa., was jailed on five counts of driving under the influence causing death and one count of third or subsequent offense DUI, a spokeswoman for Monongalia County Magistrate Court said Monday. His bond was set at $1.35 million. Seven other people were taken to local hospitals after the 10:20 p.m. Sunday three-car accident near the Pierpont Road exit, sheriff's deputies said.Chief Deputy Al Kisner said Stone's eastbound 2007 Ford F-150 rear-ended a 2001 Ford Taurus, knocking it across the median, where it collided head-on with a westbound 2005 Chevy Trailblazer. The posted speed limit is 70 mph, Kisner said.The names of the injured and the dead were being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Kisner said one adult and two children inside the Trailblazer died. Four others were hospitalized. One adult and one child inside the Taurus died; two others were hospitalized. Three of the injured were listed in critical condition Monday afternoon, Kisner said. He was uncertain about the conditions of the other four. Stone "was the only one who was totally uninjured," he said. Kisner said police found Stone outside his truck in the woods after the accident. "Nobody said he was trying to hide," he said. Stone, who was being held at the North Central Regional Jail in Doddridge County, faces a July 18 hearing in magistrate court on the six felony charges.Deputies said Stone has many previous DUIs. He has three convictions in West Virginia between 2002 and 2005. He has a fourth conviction in Pennsylvania in December 2006.And police said he has at least one conviction for driving with a suspended or revoked license. Police said he was also convicted for assaulting a police officer after driving drunk. Related Links: More County NewsGet RSS | E-Mail Alerts Copyright 2008 by ThePittsburghChannel. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report. |
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