A Spartanburg man pleaded responsible Monday to a lethal hit-and-run automobile crash that killed a Cherokee County man.Eddie Melvin Arledge, 56, pleaded responsible to felony driving underneath the affect involving demise and leaving the scene of an accident involving demise, based on Murray Glenn, with the Seventh Circuit Court docket Solicitor’s Workplace. PREVIOUS: Man arrested, charged after hitting 2 pedestrians with automobile, killing oneJerry Joe Moore III, 34, of Gaffney, died on January 3, 2020, when Arledge was driving underneath the affect, ran off the proper shoulder of Freeway 150, and struck Moore along with his automobile. Moore was strolling with a second one that was not injured, Glenn mentioned. Moore’s reason for demise was blunt drive trauma. Arledge left the scene in his automobile. A witness noticed the crash, and one other motorist referred to as 911 to report Arledge’s erratic driving as he fled from the lethal wreck. Glenn mentioned the caller shared Arledge’s license plate quantity with 911 and the data led legislation enforcement to Arledge’s residence on Cowpens-Pacolet Highway. Investigators witnessed Arledge getting out of the wrecked car. The automobile had harm to the passenger facet of the automobile and the windshield. The investigating trooper detected the scent of alcohol coming from Arledge. Arledge had blood-shot eyes, slurred speech and he appeared unsteady on his ft, based on Glenn. Arledge admitted to being behind the wheel of the broken automobile when the wreck occurred. His blood alcohol stage was 0.26, Glenn mentioned.Arledge’s prior felony report included three prior convictions for driving underneath the affect, pedestrian drunk, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, grand larceny, and shoplifting. Glenn mentioned Circuit Choose Grace Knie handed down an 18-year jail sentence on the felony DUI cost and a consecutive five-year sentence suspended to 5 years of probation to incorporate random drug and alcohol testing and intensive substance abuse counseling on the leaving the scene of an accident involving demise cost.Arledge will serve 85 p.c of Circuit Choose Grace Knie’s jail sentence earlier than he’s eligible for launch.
A Spartanburg man pleaded responsible Monday to a lethal hit-and-run automobile crash that killed a Cherokee County man.
Eddie Melvin Arledge, 56, pleaded responsible to felony driving underneath the affect involving demise and leaving the scene of an accident involving demise, based on Murray Glenn, with the Seventh Circuit Court docket Solicitor’s Workplace.
PREVIOUS: Man arrested, charged after hitting 2 pedestrians with car, killing one
Jerry Joe Moore III, 34, of Gaffney, died on January 3, 2020, when Arledge was driving underneath the affect, ran off the proper shoulder of Freeway 150, and struck Moore along with his automobile. Moore was strolling with a second one that was not injured, Glenn mentioned.
Moore’s reason for demise was blunt drive trauma.
Arledge left the scene in his automobile. A witness noticed the crash, and one other motorist referred to as 911 to report Arledge’s erratic driving as he fled from the lethal wreck.
Glenn mentioned the caller shared Arledge’s license plate quantity with 911 and the data led legislation enforcement to Arledge’s residence on Cowpens-Pacolet Highway.
Investigators witnessed Arledge getting out of the wrecked car.
The automobile had harm to the passenger facet of the automobile and the windshield.
The investigating trooper detected the scent of alcohol coming from Arledge.
Arledge had blood-shot eyes, slurred speech and he appeared unsteady on his ft, based on Glenn.
Arledge admitted to being behind the wheel of the broken automobile when the wreck occurred.
His blood alcohol stage was 0.26, Glenn mentioned.
Arledge’s prior felony report included three prior convictions for driving underneath the affect, pedestrian drunk, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, grand larceny, and shoplifting.
Glenn mentioned Circuit Choose Grace Knie handed down an 18-year jail sentence on the felony DUI cost and a consecutive five-year sentence suspended to 5 years of probation to incorporate random drug and alcohol testing and intensive substance abuse counseling on the leaving the scene of an accident involving demise cost.
Arledge will serve 85 p.c of Circuit Choose Grace Knie’s jail sentence earlier than he’s eligible for launch.
