A 21 year-old was arrested and charged with felony DUI causing death as a result of an April accident that killed Morgantown resident Delores Decker on Route 705. MSNBC.com carried a story about the incident here. According to the article, Matthew Veith of Morgantown was charged with the crime.
Getting Help with a DUI Fatality Case
If you have lost a loved one as the result of a drunk driver, contact Rist Law Offices to discuss your case. It is extremely important in a fatality case to have an attorney review all applicable insurance policies and to review the facts of the case to identify whether a bar, restaurant, or store that sells alcohol could also be liable for the accident under a theory of law known as dram shop liability. Additionally, an experienced lawyer investigate whether the drunk driver was working at the time of the accident or whether another party negligently provided alcohol to the drunk driver.
Rist Law Offices handles all drunk driving fatality cases on a contingency fee basis, which means there is no fee unless we settle or win your case at trial. We work on cases throughout the state of West Virginia and there is never a charge to discuss a case. To speak to a West Virginia drunk driving fatality lawyer about your case, call us toll free at 866-982-5299 or fill out our online case review form and a lawyer will contact you.
