NICHOLAS COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A man is in jail after he wrecked, stole several vehicles, attacked a woman with a hammer then killed a person after crashing.
On Sunday, October 15, 2023, at approximately 6:40 pm, Nicholas County EOC received a call referencing a single-vehicle accident on Route 41.
The driver of this vehicle, also the suspect, then stole another vehicle after overpowering its driver who had stopped at the initial crash.  The suspect traveled to a residence in the stolen vehicle and attacked an adult female with a hammer.
The adult female received life-threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital. The suspect continued back toward Summersville in the stolen vehicle where he struck another vehicle, causing the death of its driver, an adult male.
An officer with Summersville City Police Department arrived on the scene of the crash and rendered aid to this victim who was entrapped within his vehicle.
The suspect then stole the City Police Cruiser while the officer was assisting the entrapped driver and fled into Craigsville. The Summersville City Police cruiser was brought to a stop with the aid of the Nicholas County Sheriff’s office and the suspect was taken into custody by Senior Trooper L. L. Cox with the West Virginia State Police without incident.
The suspect, Dustin Dale Young, 24 years old, is jailed on several criminal charges.
This is an active investigation by the West Virginia State Police.
