W.Va. sheriff deputy killed in Greene County
A West Virginia man was taken into custody after he allegedly struck and killed a Monongalia County, W.Va. sheriff deputy during a pursuit on Interstate 79 in Greene County early Saturday.
Sgt. Michael Todd May, 41, a 10-year veteran of the sheriff’s department, was flown from the scene in Perry Township to Ruby Memorial Hospital in West Virginia where he was pronounced dead, state police said.
Jerod Alan Green, 35, of 113 Alderman Drive, Morgantown, who allegedly fled from a traffic stop in Granville, W.Va., was taken into custody after allegedly striking May’s patrol car at 1:40 a.m., state police said. Green was taken for a blood test to determine his blood alcohol content, police said.
Police said May leaves behind a father, mother and brother.