West Virginia
SWH is Ready for West Virginia
Game previews galore! First, let’s go behind enemy lines…or maybe it’s on enemy (Country) Roads? Here’s Sports Illustrated’s Mountaineer writer with his take.
More previews, this time from Penn Live, StateCollege.com, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
ICYMI, Pat and Tim previewed the WVU game on our new YouTube channel. Tune in on Wednesdays for game previews and Saturdays after games!
A final college football note: an offensive lineman has switched his position. How does the offensive line look, by the way?
Turning to the professional ranks-some sad news that a chunk of former Nittany Lions got cut from NFL squads. (Tune in for the return of Nittany Lions in the NFL in a couple weeks with updates on the players that did make 53-man rosters.)
ICYMI, our AD is here to stay for the foreseeable future!
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West Virginia
Morrisey signs Baylea’s Law, increasing criminal penalties in W.Va. for DUI causing death
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey officially signed House Bill 4712 into law on Friday.
The bill, better known as Baylea’s Law, increases criminal penalties against those who are convicted of driving under the influence resulting in death. The bill is named after Baylea Bower, a 24-year-old woman from Boone County who was killed in a car crash on Easter in 2025 caused by a drunk driver.
The bill passed the House in February, with several of Bower’s family and friends gathered at the West Virginia Capitol in support of the bill.
“Obviously we’re going to be heartbroken,” Bower’s friend India Henderson said. “We have the lifetime sentence of not having Baylea. But if this does help save a life in the future and cause someone to not want to go out and cause this tragedy, then that is a win.”
In accordance with the passage of the bill, Baylea’s Law will take effect on June 12.
“West Virginia will no longer allow those who drive while impaired to escape the full weight of justice,” Morrisey said Friday in a press release. “Baylea’s Law gives our legal system the teeth to demand absolute accountability for the most heartbreaking crimes. Today, our laws stand firmly on the side of victims and their families.”
Specifically, Baylea’s Law introduces the offense of aggravated DUI resulting in death, which will carry the following mandatory sentences, according to a release from Morrisey’s office:
- Five to 30 years in prison
- Fine of $2,000 to $10,000
- Lifetime revocation of the offender’s driver’s license
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