West Virginia Grandfather Charged With DUI After Grandson Dies in Crash

Twelve-year-old Abel Sims died after a side-by-side off-road vehicle overturned near Barboursville, West Virginia, while his grandfather, Michael Hager, was driving. Hager, 51, was charged with felony DUI causing death and held on $50,000 bond. According to the criminal complaint, officers reported smelling alcohol and observing slurred speech and other signs of possible impairment; the allegations have not been resolved in court. Sims’ school community and family remembered him as a joyful, caring boy, and relatives set up a fundraiser to help with funeral expenses.