Ricky McPeters, age 67, of Yancey County, pled guilty to two counts of felony death by vehicle and possession of methamphetamine this week. He was sentenced to two consecutive prison sentences of six to eight years. The sentence was for a July 6, 2023 wreck on US 221 north of Marion. The wreck happened when a 2012 GMC pickup driven by McPeters crossed the centerline and struck a 2020 Buick and a 2017 Jeep Cherokee head on. Delaney Janet Leierzapf, age 21, of Cary, NC, who was a passenger in the Jeep, was pronounced dead at the scene. Caius Peterson Arrington, age 20 and McPeters were taken to the hospital with critical injuries at the time of the wreck. Arrington, a decorated Mitchell High School athlete, passed away July 7th. The driver of a third vehicle, Lori McIntire of Spruce Pine, had three passengers in her car. No one was injured in that vehicle.
Caius Peterson Arrington
