Thursday, April 24, 2008
Grand Jury Declines To Indict Martin County Man
A Johnson County grand jury did not return an indictment on a Martin County man that was involved in an accident that killed Erica Brown, 23 of River her unborn child and thirty – three year old Christa Burchett, the 911 Director for the City of Paintsville.
Leslie Spence of Tomahawk was driving his tractor trailer on icy roads on Jan 22nd near the Johnson – Magoffin line. The rig ran off the road striking both Brown and Burchett.
A Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement officer cited Spence for driving too fast for road conditions and two counts of equipment not being in safe working condition.
The panel said that there was not enough evidence to issue an indictment .
The person said that they believed weather played the major factor in the deadly crash.
Leslie Spence of Tomahawk was driving his tractor trailer on icy roads on Jan 22nd near the Johnson – Magoffin line. The rig ran off the road striking both Brown and Burchett.
A Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement officer cited Spence for driving too fast for road conditions and two counts of equipment not being in safe working condition.
The panel said that there was not enough evidence to issue an indictment .
The person said that they believed weather played the major factor in the deadly crash.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 2:54 PM 
