EKB News

Opening Arguments are underway this afternoon in the trial of a Williamson Lawyer charged with murder in connection to the death of a Varney woman last year. 46 year old Lafe P. Ward JR. was allegedly traveling northbound on U.S. 119 in January of last year when he hit a vehicle driven by 39 year old Benita Dixon of Varney, W.Va. according to the Kentucky State Police. Dixon, who was pulling out of the South Williamson Wal-Mart parking lot where she was employed, was flown to St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington, W.Va. and pronounced dead. Her passenger, co-worker 34 year old Lisa Bryant of Belfry, was treated at a local hospital and released. Prosecutors argue that Ward was intoxicated at the time of the accident, which saw him run a red light before crashing into Dixon. Jury selection in the trial began this morning with opening arguments continuing through the afternoon. Judge Eddy Coleman’s office expects the trial to last through the week and EKB news will once again take you inside the courtroom with updates all the way until the trials conclusion.