SALYERSVILLE – The driver in a fatal wreck that occurred last October has taken a plea deal in the case.
On September 26, Sarah Spurling, 34, of Louisville, signed a plea deal with the Commonwealth Attorney’s office, pleading guilty to vehicular homicide (Class B felony); first-degree wanton endangerment (Class D felony); driving under the influence, first offense, aggravator (Class B misdemeanor). In exchange for her guilty plea, the Commonwealth Attorney agrees to recommend to the judge at sentencing 15 years in prison for vehicular homicide, 5 years for wanton endangerment and 30 days in jail for the DUI, as well as $525 administrative fee, attend ADE school and a 90-day license suspension. The Commonwealth will recommend the sentencing on each count run concurrently, and she is to have no contact with the families of Roger Arnett or Pernell Lemaster Jr.
According to the original police report, on October 4, 2024, law enforcement was called to the scene of the wreck at the junction of KY Rt 114 and U.S. 460 East at approximately 7:42 p.m. When Kentucky State Police arrived, the operator of the first vehicle was sitting on the ground. Sarah Spurling, 33, of Louisville, driving a 2013 Toyota Avalon, told police she was talking to her daughter on the phone when she took her eyes off the road for a moment, but when she looked up another vehicle was stopped in the road in front of her. She told police she tried to stop, but was unable to do so, inevitably striking the vehicle, a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu, driven by Roger Arnett, and knocking him into the opposing lane, striking another vehicle, a 2006 GMC Sierra, operated by Pernell J. Lemaster…