BARBOURSVILLE, WV. (THECOUNT) — Michael David Hager, 51, of Barboursville, West Virginia, has been arrested after a juvenile passenger was killed when a side-by-side ATV crashed Wednesday evening in Cabell County, authorities said.
Hager was charged with DUI causing death following the crash on Cyrus Creek Road, in the 3000 block near U.S. Route 60 East and the Huntington Mall, according to the Cabell County Sheriff’s Office.
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Cabell County 911 received a call at approximately 5:14 p.m. Wednesday, November 11, reporting a crash in the area.
Sheriff Doug Adams said preliminary information indicates Hager and a juvenile passenger were riding in the side-by-side when it left the roadway and entered a ditch. The vehicle rolled, killing the passenger, who was identified only as a juvenile.
Investigators believe the ATV may have overcorrected before rolling into another vehicle, Sheriff Adams said. The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation.
The sheriff’s office has not released the juvenile’s name or age. No additional information about the other vehicle or any further injuries was immediately available.
The crash occurred on Cyrus Creek Road near U.S. Route 60 East, close to the Huntington Mall in Cabell County, in the Huntington metropolitan area of western West Virginia.
Google Maps: 3000 block of Cyrus Creek Road, Cabell County, WV (approximate location)
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