Man sentenced to five years for fatal West Virginia Turnpike hit-and-run

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 22:02 · Archive

Anthony Hay has been sentenced to five years in prison for a fatal hit-and-run on the West Virginia Turnpike.

Anthony Hay, 61, has been sentenced in Fayette County court to five years in prison and fined $20,000 for aggravated vehicular homicide. Circuit Court Judge W.E. Sam Fox II imposed the maximum sentence allowed by law for the crime. Hay will be eligible for parole after serving at least 15 months.

The charges stem from an incident on 3 October 2025 on the West Virginia Turnpike near the 63-mile marker in the Westerly area. Jack Walter, 63, of Middlesex, North Carolina, was struck and killed while standing outside his disabled vehicle when Hay's commercial box truck veered onto the shoulder of the road. Fayette County Prosecuting Attorney Anthony Ciliberti Jr. said authorities used surveillance cameras at toll booths and dash cameras from other commercial vehicles to identify the suspect vehicle.

Hay initially told the trucking company that owned the truck he had hit a deer and repairs were needed. An investigation determined that Hay had left the turnpike after the collision, obtained a photo of a dead deer struck by a different vehicle, and altered the dates on the photo to coincide with the day of the hit-and-run. The suspect vehicle had its own dash camera, and the company provided law enforcement with a copy of the video from the night of the incident.

How it is being reported

• Man convicted in fatal West Virginia Turnpike hit-and-runCHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) - A Wayne County man convicted for a fatal hit-and-run on the West Virginia Turnpike last year faced sentencing on Thursday. According to the Fayette County, West Virginia, Prosecutor's Office, Anthony Hay pleaded guilty to one felony count of aggravated vehicular homicide on Aug. 14. On Oct. 22, Hay was sentenced to [...]Wowktv · 23 Oct, 21:40
• Man sentenced in fatal WV Turnpike hit-and-run crashA man has been sentenced in Fayette County court to at least 15 months in prison for the crime of aggravated vehicular homicide.WVVA · 23 Oct, 18:04

In this story: Anthony Hay · Jack Walter · West Virginia Turnpike · Fayette County · Wayne County

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