A 20-year-old Utica man who was charged with vehicular homicide for being under the influence and causing an accident that killed one person and injured two others in May has been indicted on amended charges that include murder and first-degree assault, according to the Owensboro Police Department. Court records show the subject also caused an accident while driving under the influence in 2022.
The head-on vehicle collision occurred at approximately 9:09 p.m. on May 10 in the 3400 block of New Harford Road, just north of the bypass, according to OPD.
OPD later announced that 25-year-old Morgan Culyer-Foster, of Owensboro, died from injuries sustained in the accident. OPD also reported that a second individual had been life-flighted with severe injuries, while a third person was taken to Owensboro Health Regional Hospital for severe injuries.
At that time, OPD identified Maddox Hall as the driver of the vehicle that caused the collision.
According to the arrest citation, officers determined that Maddox was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes into opposing traffic. The document says that Maddox “sideswiped a northbound vehicle occupied by two individuals causing substantial risk of serious physical injury” and “then proceeded to strike a second northbound vehicle causing the death of an occupant, serious physical injury (internal bleeding) to a second occupant, and physical injury to two additional occupants.”
The report says Maddox then proceeded to flee the scene on foot, “leaving his shoes near the scene.”
Maddox was located at a nearby gas station, and he “smelled strongly of alcoholic beverages, was unsteady on his feet, and had slurred speech,” according to the report.
The document says Maddox refused a field sobriety test, then was taken to OHRH. Officers obtained and executed a search warrant for a legal blood draw, according to the report.
According to OPD, Hall was initially charged with:
- Vehicular Homicide When Under the Influence of Alcohol
- Operating Motor Vehicle U/Influence Alc (Aggravated Circumstances)
- Wanton Endangerment, 1st Degree (4 counts)
- Leaving the Scene of Accident/Fail to Render Assist w/Death or Serious Physical Injury
The case was presented to the July session of the Daviess County grand jury. According to OPD, Hall was indicted on the amended charges of:
- Murder
- Assault, 1st Degree (2 counts)
- Wanton Endangerment, 1st Degree (3 counts)
- Leaving the Scene of Accident/Fail to Render Assist w/Death or Serious Physical Injury
- Operating Motor Vehicle U/Influence Alc, 2nd Offense (Aggravated Circumstances)
Court records show a full cash bond of $250,000 was set on May 13 following the original charges. That bond remained in place following the indictments on the amended charges, which came on July 3, court records show.
Maddox will be arraigned on the new charges on July 25. He remains in the Daviess County Detention Center.
Hall was previously convicted for a separate incident where he caused an accident while driving under the influence. Court records show that on July 25, 2022, at approximately 10:59 p.m., the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office responded to an incident in the 5600 block of Old Hartford Road.
An arrest citation shows Maddox told AMR Ambulance authorities that he “was highly intoxicated and hit a vehicle.” The citation also notes the DCSO deputy observed THC vape pens inside the vehicle, which was a convertible that had its top down. Maddox was taken to the hospital for his injuries and agreed to a blood test, according to the report.
According to the report, the vehicle that was struck was stopped on the side of the roadway because the operator was adjusting the headlights. The person was able to move out of the way to avoid injury.
Maddox was found guilty on January 23, 2023, of the following charges stemming from the incident:
- Operating Motor Vehicle U/Influence Alc, 1st offense (Aggravated Circumstances)
- Possession of Marijuana
- License Required To Be Carried On Person
- Wanton Endangerment, 2nd Degree
Earlier this year, Maddox was charged by Kentucky State Police for driving 86 mph in a 55 mph zone in on U.S. 60 East. The speeding charge was dismissed and the reckless driving charge was amended down to careless driving, court records show.
