Fatal North Carolina Motorcycle Crash Takes Life of Father and Son – DWI Driver Suspected
Last Tuesday evening, a horrific North Carolina motorcycle crash left a father and son dead in Burke County.
According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, 39-year-old Amie Jo Skeen has been arrested for DWI and felony hit-and-run in conjunction with the accident. Patrol officers said that a vehicle (presumably Skeen’s) driving on Airport Rhodhiss Road “sideswiped the motorcycle and kept going. Moments later, according to investigators, the car smashed head-on into a second motorcycle.” The people on the first motorcycle, fortunately, did not die, but they did apparently suffer injuries. Steven and Kevin Moody of Connelly Springs were driving second motorcycle, when the vehicle hit and killed them. Reports do not say whether any factors may have complicated the accident. For instance, were the Moody’s wearing helmets or not? What blood alcohol concentration (BAC) did the DWI driver allegedly have? Etc.
The North Carolina Highway Patrol said that the minivan driver “kept going for about half mile before pulling into a wooded area, possibly to hide the vehicle. But a witness had followed the vehicle after the crash and led troopers to the driver.”
Skeen’s reaction to the arrest was probably legally problematic, if the reports are correct. The troopers arrest her in a wooded area near the road shortly after the fatal crash. Skeen allegedly kicked a WSOC TV reporter who tried to ask her questions. Skeen also allegedly told the TV reporter that she was high on drugs and thus could not have been driving her car: “I couldn’t have been driving. I was too high.”
Skeen is no stranger to the criminal courts. According to records, she has multiple convictions for driving with a revoked or suspended license. In the late 90s, she was arrested and convicted of robbery with a dangerous weapon. In 2007, she got convicted of a charge of a felony cocaine possession.
While it’s important not to rush to judgment, especially simply reading about a North Carolina motorcycle accident case online or watching a TV report, elements of the report definitely suggest that Skeen will likely have her hands full, legally speaking.
However, no matter how “convincing” the details of your case might seem to an outsider – or how many compelling facts you have or arguments you have in your side – you nevertheless still must often fight and win a case using effective legal methods, excellent research, methodical argumentation, etc. So if you or someone you care about has been hurt in a North Carolina motorcycle accident, it may behoove you to connect immediately with an efficient, highly rated and respected North Carolina motorcycle accident law firm.
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