Woman charged with murder in motorcycle accident death of Bedford man
A suspected drunk driver is facing murder charges for the death of a motorcycle rider in a recent car accident.
The accident occurred last Tuesday morning when Billy Stroud, 56, was riding his new motorcycle. Stroud was traveling on
Stroud later died of his injuries Tuesday afternoon at a
Stroud’s family is facing a double tragedy. Stroud’s death comes just weeks after he buried his son, 20-year-old Jonathon Stroud, who died after serving two months as a Marine in
In fact, Stroud purchased his motorcycle because he was so impressed by The Patriot Guard, a team of motorcycle riders that line the funeral routes of fallen soldiers, partly to shield the family from possible protestors.
Stegall has two previous drunk driving convictions, and is believed to have been intoxicated when she hit Stroud. Stegall was arraigned the day after the accident. She was jailed on charges of intoxication manslaughter, but because of her previous DWI convictions, the charge was changed to murder. Her bail has been set at $500,000.
Stegall has a long criminal history. Since 1982, she has been convicted of credit card abuse, theft, possession of a controlled substance and two incidents of passing a forged check. The forged check convictions resulted in a 5-year prison sentence in 1986.
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