HUNTINGTON, W.Va (WSAZ) -- A Huntington man has been indicted on a negligent homicide chargesin the hit and run death of 49-year old Paul Blake of Huntington.
A Cabell County Grand jury found enough evidence to say that 23-Charles Lee Woods, Jr was the driver of the car that hit Blake.
According to a police report, the incident happened last month in the 800 block of 26th Street about 2:00 on a Saturday morning
Huntington Police say Blake was hit, dragged and run over by a car. They say the driver then took off. Blake died later at a Huntington hospital.
Police arrested Woods a short time after the incident, and after a short police chase.
He was originally arrested on charges of fleeing and leaving the scene, along with drug charges.
At the time, an eyewitness told WSAZ.com that Blake was just trying to stop a possible burglary and was deliberately hit and killed.
Huntington detectives also told us at the time, there were 4 people were in the car when Blake was hit. So far no one else has been charged in the case. .