Christopher M. McCoy, 34, of Glasgow, pleaded guilty on June 10, 2022, to two charges in connection to his daughter’s 2020 death.
(BARREN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER)
Editor’s note: This story formerly described a mandatory sentence of 14 days, which is required by law for all DUI second offense charges. The verbiage was removed due to the confusion associated with it.
The prosecution in this case has recommended a five year sentence, which will run concurrent with the misdemeanor charge. The 14 days of incarceration is associated with the DUI charge and must be served regardless of other sentencing details. WCLU News regrets this error.
BY WCLU NEWSROOM
GLASGOW — A Barren County man has pleaded guilty to charges in connection to the 2020 death of his daughter, which resulted from a vehicle crash along Coral Hill Road.
Christopher M. McCoy, 34, of Glasgow, was charged in connection to the death of Addison McCoy, 10, on May 9, 2020. He allegedly had methamphetamine in his blood at the time of the crash, according to police records.
McCoy appeared in Barren Circuit Court on June 10 and pleaded guilty to two charges. One was amended by the prosecutor.
McCoy’s second-degree manslaughter charge was amended to reckless homicide, which is a Class D felony. He pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of a controlled substance which impairs one’s driving ability (second offense), a Class B misdemeanor.
The prosecution in the case is recommending a five-year sentence, $1,500 fine and court costs, $425 DUI service fee, one year of alcohol/ substance abuse counseling and license suspension for a minimum of one year.
Prosecutors noted their opposition to probation and shock probation, which is a shorter version of probation used to expose offenders to incarceration but allows them to serve their sentence outside of a jail or prison.
Final sentencing is slated for Monday, July 18 at 1 p.m. inside the courtroom of the Barren Circuit Court. A presentence investigation is underway until then.
