BOONE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – On Sunday, December 31, 2023, Trooper M. S. Hall and Trooper R. K. Bowers responded to the Cameo Road area of Boone County for a single-vehicle crash.
Upon arriving on the scene, both officers discovered the victim was a 17-year-old female, deceased at the scene as a result of the crash. The victim was the front passenger of the vehicle involved in the crash.
The driver, identified as Brandy May Adkins, 23, of Harts, WV, received minor non-life-threatening injuries and received medical care at Boone Memorial Hospital.
The driver is being charged with DUI Causing Death and was transported to Southwestern Regional Jail. The victim was transported to the West Virginia State Medical Examiner’s Officer for further examination.
Speed and alcohol were factors in the crash. The victim and the accused driver are siblings. The status of this investigation is active and ongoing.