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E'town man is charged after wreck kills man
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ELIZABETHTOWN — An Elizabethtown man was charged on Wednesday for the Jan. 14 death of Edward Wayne Ballew in a collision on East Broad Street.

Jeffrey Brandon Merritt, 18, of East Broad Street in Elizabethtown, has been charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle, and careless and reckless driving, Elizabethtown Police Chief Bobby Kinlaw said Wednesday.

“It has taken some time to get all of the facts of the case,” Kinlaw said. “The investigation concluded that Merritt was operating in a careless and reckless manner contributing to the cause of the collision.”

According to reports of the crash, Merritt and Ballew were both traveling west on East Broad Street when the two vehicles collided, causing the SUV Ballew was driving to overturn several times. Ballew and two passengers, Julie Tatum and Avarie Chambers, were all thrown from the vehicle, reports showed.

Ballew was pronounced dead at the scene, according to reports, and Tatum and Chambers were both transported for treatment.

Merritt’s bond was set at $9,000, Kinlaw said.
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bladen
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May 13, 2009
Editor's note: The threads on all stories concerning this wreck and the death of Edward Ballew have been closed by the Web site administrator. No further comments will be approved.
watash
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May 05, 2009
Kim, I think I know so much about you and yet we never met. I'm Edward's Aunt, the person who raised him from the age of 2. I so wish he would have moved up there in nov. I will contact you on myspace tonight.

Robyn
Wifey#1
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May 01, 2009
I agree with you watash. Even though the guy got time he deserves more! He still has his life Eddie doesn't! I miss him more than words can say. We had soo many things planned for when he got here. I guess God had bigger plans for him. We went through alot when we were together but I never ever stopped loving him and I never will. I feel he was truly the person I was supposed to spend the rest of my life with. Sometime I forget thats hes gone and Im find myself pickin up the phone then I have to snap back into reality and realize hes not gonna answer and it hurts so bad.

When he told me that he was gonna come down here the last time that I talked to him I taught my daughter to say his name and now she walks around sayin it and it breaks my heart. What makes me feel so bad is that on wednesday at about 12:30 he called my house twice and left messages for me and I wasnt here when I got home I got the messages and started to call back then I played the next two messages and it was Tonya tellin me to call her immediately. I just feel like if I wouldve been here maybe I couldve stopped him from leavin the house and he would still be here with me. But what makes me feel good is the last thing he ever said to me was "I love you Kim" and I hear that in my mind every single day

I really hope you read this watash

contact me Kimberly.Ballew@yahoo.com

myspace.com/tearstaindeyes207
watash
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February 20, 2009
Wifey#1, you are right that he is waiting on you. I knew him better than most when it came to personal business, he used my phone to call you quite often. I so wish he had of went there months ago. He really wanted to go, just never found the right time. I love him and miss him more than anyone I know , at least I feel I do. Justice has not been served though. They have this guy on a misd. charge, it should be a feloney from what I have been told by Julie and Tyler but of course when you remain friends with someone who caused the death of your so called love, then you keep hanging out with them. Thats what they are doing. I hope and pray all three of the living from this sees Edwards dead body they all caused in their dreams and daily. Even thats not good enough for them, he should get life in prison and the girls should have to go to prison as well.

Someone who really loved Edward
Wifey#1
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February 17, 2009
I am so thankful that justice has been served even though it will never bring my "cupcake" back. I miss him so much. This horrible horrible tragedy has really opened my eyes. I never got a chance to say goodbye but I know some sweet day I will see him again..I know he's waiting for me

Rockingham
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