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Burnsville man receives prison sentence for crash that killed two
FILE, JULY 6, 2023 - Scene footage of a fatal wreck along US-221 near Marion, North Carolina. Officials say 67-year-old Ricky McPeters pleaded guilty to two counts of felony death by vehicle and possession of methamphetamine in 2024 after crashing into and killing two people in July 2023. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A Burnsville man has been sentenced to prison for a crash that killed two people in McDowell County.
Officials say 67-year-old Ricky McPeters pleaded guilty to two counts of felony death by vehicle and possession of methamphetamine.
AFTER FATAL WRECK, MITCHELL COUNTY REMEMBERS CAIUS ARRINGTON AS STAR PERSON, ATHLETE
He was sentenced to two consecutive prison sentences of six to eight years.
The crash happened on US-221 near Marion in July of 2023.
SECOND PERSON DIES AFTER FATAL US-221 WRECK
Caius Arrington and his girlfriend Delaney Leierzapf were killed.
Troopers say McPeters crossed the center line, hitting the couple's vehicle head-on.
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