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Tuesday, 05 September 2017 15:05

Girl succumbs to injuries sustained in Hollister crash

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A 17-year-old girl involved in a crash in the Hollister area died Sunday morning.

Trooper Scott Richardson received notification Sunday morning the girl, Brianna Bugg of South Hill, Virginia, died from injuries sustained in the crash.

She died around 5:30 a.m. at Vidant Greenville where she was transferred following a three-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon on Highway 43, Richardson said.

The girl’s father, Glenn Bugg, remains in stable condition and has gone through two surgeries, Richardson said.

First Sergeant M.O. Silveri said earlier today there will be a consultation with the district attorney’s office to consider upgrading charges against the driver of the vehicle who reportedly caused the crash.

Currently, Glenn Ryland, 45, of Hollister, has pending charges of DWI, driving left of center and driving while license revoked.

Silveri said troopers are looking at upgrading to a charge of felony death by motor vehicle along with the other pending counts.

Richardson listed speed and impairment as contributing factors.He estimated Ryland was traveling 65 in a 55 mile per hour zone when the wreck occurred as he was coming out of a slight curve.

 

Hobgood traffic fatality

 

Meanwhile, the state Highway Patrol received notice on August 28 a 76-year-old Hobgood man died from injuries sustained in an August 25 crash.

William Walter Leggett died at Vidant in Greenville.

Leggett had slowed down on Highway 125 for a stranded motorist when a vehicle driven by Hilliard Montague Leggett, 66, of Scotland Neck, struck him from behind, according to a report by Trooper D.L. Edwards.

It was not clear whether the men were related.

Hilliard Leggett has a November 22 court date and has been charged with failure to reduce speed and misdemeanor death by motor vehicle.

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