Charleston Leader

On Monday, March 20, 2023, just before 11:00 p.m., Metro 911 received reports that a vehicle had crashed into a home in the 1400 block of Wolf Pen Drive in Sissonville. 

Kanawha County Sheriff’s Deputy C.D. Moyers arrived on scene to find a red GMC Sierra pickup truck had had been traveling south on Wolf Pen Drive prior to the crash. The vehicle left the right side of the roadway, drove through a residential fence, and continued through the residence’s front porch before crashing into the side of the home. The vehicle crashed through a juvenile’s bedroom causing extensive damage; however, the juvenile and other residents of the home were unharmed.

The driver, 59-year-old, Franklin Stalnaker of the Wolf Pen Drive area was approximately 1.5 miles from home when the crash occurred. He had to be extricated from his vehicle by Sissonville Fire Department and was transported to CAMC General Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Deputies found sufficient evidence to suggest that Mr. Stalnaker was too impaired to operate a motor vehicle safely and subsequently he was placed under arrest for Driving Under the Influence, WV §17C-5-2. Additional charges were filed against Mr. Stalnaker after he later refused to cooperate during booking procedures which are required by law, WV §15-2-24(g)(j). 

Mr. Stalnaker is currently being held at South Central Regional Jail and is awaiting arraignment by a Kanawha County Magistrate.  As always, Mr. Stalnaker is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 

Should you have any information regarding this case, please contact Deputy C.D. Moyers at Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, 304-357-0169 or submit a “tip” at www.kanawhasheriff.us under the “Tips” tab.

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