by By JOSHUA MURPHY Staff Writer
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GILBERT - A Gilbert man remains in critical condition in Cabell-Huntington Hospital after sustaining injuries caused by a three-car collision in Gilbert Thursday, July 29.
Thomas White, 60 of Gilbert, sustained multiple injuries after Lillie Megan Rollyson, 31 and also of Gilbert, veered off in her 2009 Ford F150 on U.S. Rt. 52, collided with a parked 1994 Ford F150 which then collided with White, pinning him between the truck and his Cadillac. The collision occurred in the parking lot of White's Furniture and Appliance at approximately 2:18 p.m. where White, part owner of the store, was helping a customer with a vehicle problem.
According to the criminal complaint filed by Trooper Cody Douglas of the West Virginia State Police with Mingo County Magistrate Dee Sidebottom, Rollyson admitted to taking one Xanax three hours prior to the collision. Trooper Douglas also said her eyes appeared bloodshot and glassy. Rolly Afterwards, three field sobriety tests were administered by Trooper Douglas on Rollyson, all of which Rollyson failed. Rollyson was taken into custody at that time and was transported to Logan Regional Medical Center for blood work.
The criminal complaint continued saying that Rollyson had two prior convictions for driving on a suspended license.
White is a prominent and well-liked figure in the Gilbert community having worked in the family owned furniture and appliance store almost all of his life and is a brother to Delegate Harry Keith White. White sustained multiple injuries during the collision. His condition as of press-time was still being evaluated.
Rollyson was charged with DUI causing injury and driving on a suspended or revoked license. She remains in the West Virginia Regional Jail in Holden on a $50,000 cash bond. Trooper Douglas said the investigation is ongoing and further results of Rollyson's blood work is pending.