Charges Upgraded in Upshur County Wreck
Posted/updated on: February 11, 2012 at 7:43 am
GILMER – The Upshur County grand jury has upgraded the charge against a teen involved in a fatal accident. Originally, Benjamin Lee Powers, 19, of Gilmer, was charged with criminally negligent homicide. This week, the grand jury indicted him for manslaughter.
Authorities say on December 30th, Powers was driving his pickup on Farm Road 49 when he tried to pass a vehicle in a no passing zone. The Department of Public Safety says Powers lost control of the truck and crashed. A passenger, Caderrius Green, 19, of Gilmer, was killed. Powers, and another passenger, Cody Garcia, 17, received minor injuries.
