HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – A man accused in a DUI crash that killed a 16-year-old entered a guilty plea and on the morning of Nov. 4 the court accepted that plea.
A sentencing date for Samuel McCoy has been set for Dec. 16.
In October 2023, police said Samuel McCoy crashed into a vehicle Jacob Spurlock, 16, was a passenger in at the 20th Street and 8th Avenue intersection in Huntington.
The criminal complaint states McCoy, of Huntington, ran a red light at the intersection, causing the crash.
Officers say they were pursuing McCoy, who failed to pull over during a traffic stop in Wayne County.
The pursuit ended when McCoy caused the deadly crash.
Investigators say McCoy admitted to using heroin before the crash and had a distribution amount of suboxone and a handgun.
Spurlock was a sophomore at Huntington High School.
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