Hancock County man sentenced in fatal drunk driving crash

  • Alexander Ray was sentenced to five years in prison, two years of community corrections, and four years of probation after pleading guilty to charges related to a drunk driving crash that killed Linda “Adeen” Hargrove in Wilkinson in July 2025.

A Hancock County man was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to the four charges he was facing in a drunk driving crash that killed a woman in Wilkinson in July 2025.

Alexander Ray, 33, of Wilkinson, pleaded guilty to the following:

  • Causing death when operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated
  • Causing death when operating a motor vehicle with an ACE of .08 or more
  • Reckless homicide
  • Conversion

On Wednesday, July 1, a Hancock County judge sentenced Ray to five years in prison, two years of community corrections and four years of probation. Ray must also pay restitution.

According to a plea agreement, Ray faced up to eight years in prison…

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