MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A Burnsville man has been sentenced to prison for a crash that killed two people in McDowell County.
Officials say 67-year-old Ricky McPeters pleaded guilty to two counts of felony death by vehicle and possession of methamphetamine.
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He was sentenced to two consecutive prison sentences of six to eight years.
The crash happened on US-221 near Marion in July of 2023.
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Caius Arrington and his girlfriend Delaney Leierzapf were killed.
Troopers say McPeters crossed the center line, hitting the couple's vehicle head-on.