Branch trial set for Aug. 30

Published 11:16 am Tuesday, August 15, 2017

BUCKINGHAM — A 23-year-old Burkeville man is set to stand trial Aug. 30 in connection in a crash that resulted in the death of 19-year-old Shelly Warner.

Torrey J. Branch

Torrey Jamal Branch was indicted in Buckingham Circuit Court on eight charges in April, according to the Buckingham Circuit Court Clerk’s Office and the Virginia Courts Case Information website. The charges include involuntary DUI manslaughter; reckless driving, endangering life, limb or property; possession of marijuana; failure to drive on right side of the road; driving with a revoked license; third or subsequent DUI; and DUI, reckless driving, victim permanently injured.

The accident the charges stem from occurred Nov. 26 less than one mile south of Route 630, Red Road, in Buckingham.

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