Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Funeral scheduled Thursday for Welch police officer killed in ATV accident in McDowell County

Services will be held Thursday for a Welch police officer killed in an ATV accident.
32-year-old Shaun P. Wellman was pronounced dead Sunday at Charleston Area Medical Center, two days after the accident while he was riding with friends on Belcher Mountain in McDowell County.

State Police Trooper B.D. Gillespie in Welch says Wellman may have swerved to avoid hitting a dog that had run into his path.

Wellman had served several stints with the police department. He had been back for about a year after working as a coal miner and with the McDowell County sheriff's department.

Wellman's funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Fanning Funeral Home in Welch.