Braxton McComas Obituary – A fatal collision occurred in Barboursville on Thursday night, resulting in the death of a Cabell County teenager and the arrest of an Ohio man for DUI causing death. Joshua Wilson, 23, was driving under the influence when his vehicle collided with the car driven by 17-year-old Braxton McComas.
The tragic incident took place at the intersection of U.S. Route 60 and Davis Creek Road at approximately 9 p.m. McComas lost his life at the scene, while a teenage passenger in his car is currently hospitalized.
Wilson, who sustained non-life-threatening injuries, will face charges of DUI with death and DUI causing bodily injury after being released from the hospital. The occupants of a third vehicle involved in the crash escaped unharmed.
