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Arrest made in deadly Star City hit and run

STAR CITY, W.Va. — A Morgantown woman was charged with a deadly hit-and-run earlier this month in Monongalia County.

Star City police chief Vic Propst said Heather McIntyre, 42, was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon. She was charged with hit-and-run causing death under Erin’s Law.

Investigators allege McIntyre struck James Maloney, 32, of Granville, around 1 a.m. on May 17 as Maloney was walking along Monongahela Boulevard.

Officers said Maloney was struck by a red SUV that continued north. Star City investigators seized the vehicle a few days later.

McIntyre was arraigned and released after posting $50,000 bond.

Erin’s Law is named for Erin Keener.  The Fairmont woman was killed in a 2005 hit-and-run accident.  The law, passed five years after her death, increased the penalty for anyone convicted of leaving the scene of a fatal accident.





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