W.Va. Man Sentenced In Deputy's Death

A West Virginia man will spend at least 25 years in state prison for drunkenly slamming into a sheriff's deputy during an interstate police chase that ended on I-79 at Mount Morris last February.

A West Virginia man will spend at least 25 years in state prison for drunkenly slamming into a sheriff's deputy during an interstate police chase that ended on I-79 at Mount Morris last February.

Jerod Green, 36, of Morgantown was found guilty of third-degree murder, homicide by vehicle while DUI, fleeing or attempting to elude police and two counts of DUI. Sgt. Todd May, deputy with the Monongalia County Sheriff's Department, was killed in the crash.

Read the full Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story.

About the Author