Grand Jury Indicts in Death of Boone County Businesswoman

Grand jury indicts in death of Boone County businesswoman

BOONE COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) — A woman was indicted by a grand jury in Raleigh County for the death of Baylea Bower. Destany Hope Lester, of Bud, West Virginia, will answer four separate charges: driving impaired causing death, possession of a controlled substance, underage consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages. The indictment said that Lester, who was 19 at the time of the incident, was allegedly in possession of cocaine at the time o…

Raleigh County Grand Jury indicts Lester in fatal crash

BECKLEY — A Raleigh County grand jury has indicted 19-year-old Destany Hope Lester of Fairdale, W.Va., on multiple charges stemming from a head-on collision on state Route 121 — Coalfields Expressway in the Sophia area on Easter Sunday earlier this…

Driver formally charged on four counts in fatal Raleigh County car crash

Beckley, WV (WOAY)- In Raleigh County, an indictment has been handed down in a fatal impaired driving case. 19-year-old Destany Hope Lester has been formally charged with four felony counts stemming from an incident that occurred around April 20. On the first count, Lester faces DUI charges, which authorities say directly caused the death of 24-year-old Baylea Bower. The second count involves charges for possessing cocaine, a Schedule II control…

Raleigh County woman indicted in fatal Coalfields Expressway crash that killed Baylea Bower

BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Raleigh County grand jury has indicted a woman on multiple felony charges in connection with an April crash on the Coalfields Expressway that claimed the life of 24-year-old Baylea Bower of Bloomingrose. Destany Hope Lester was indicted on four counts, according to court records filed September 12. .u8acd36fe4db1d807a061fe9246fec0c9 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; wid…