BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. — A Cabell County man has been charged after a crash on a UTV which claimed the life of his grandson.
Sheriff Doug Adams said Michael Hager, 51, of Barboursville, W.Va. faces a charge of DUI with death.
Investigators say Hager was at the wheel of a side-by-side on Cyrus Creek Road just off U.S. Route 60 Wednesday afternoon around 5:15 p.m. when the machine crashed. Deputies said he lost control of the machine, over corrected, and crashed into the ditch.
Hager’s 12-year old grandson, Abel Sims, was a passenger in the vehicle and was killed in the wreck.