Beth Ann McDonald

How they died

Vehic/Purs

Off-duty Charleston officer Raymond Coleman, 38, was reportedly driving a 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass when Beth Ann McDonald left Little Caesars Pizza carrying a pizza box and tried to cross MacCorkle Avenue in South Charleston. The Kanawha County Sheriff's Department investigated and said Coleman was not at fault. The police report said Progressive was Coleman's insurance provider; however, Progressive issued a letter stating, "We were unable to find a valid automobile policy with Progressive Companies for Raymond Coleman." The letter goes onto say, "Our records indicate that policy number 10795745-3 canceled on January 8, 2006, for non-payment." That was nearly two years before Coleman hit McDonald.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Beth Ann McDonald, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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