Nicholas County man sentenced to jail for negligent homicide

Summersville, WV (WOAY) – A Nicholas County man was convicted and sentenced to jail Tuesday February 26, 2025, in a deadly accident.

42-year-old Dusty Delaney was convicted of negligent homicide and sentenced to the maximum penalty of one year in jail following a deadly Nicholas County crash that happened in January, according to a press release from the Nicholas County Sheriff’s Office.

According to deputies, Delaney was involved in a crash at the intersection of U.S. 119 and Rt. 129 near Mt. Nebo on Jan. 24, 2025, that killed 22-year-old Haley Short-Phares.

Delaney was convicted and sentenced in Nicholas County magistrate court.

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