WELLSBURG — A Steubenville man was sentenced on Monday to three to 15 years in jail for driving under the influence causing death.

The sentence for 36-year-old Chad Keyser was ordered by 1st Judicial Circuit Court Judge Jason Cuomo after Keyser entered a guilty plea to the crime in May.

According to court documents, Keyser was under the influence of a controlled substance on May 3, 2024, when a vehicle he was driving crashed into the support pole for a traffic light on state Route 2 near the Follansbee Walgreen’s.

Police said inside the vehicle with Keyser was Christine Michelle Shannon, who received blunt force injuries to her head and other areas of her body and was transported to WVU Medicine-Weirton Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.

Brooke County Prosecuting Attorney Allison Cowden said the state Medical Examiner’s Office determined Shannon died from injuries received from the crash, including a subdural hematoma, lacerated liver and spleen and other multiple blunt force injuries.

Cowden said, “At the time of the accident, the defendant, Chad Keyser, advised officers that he had taken 5 ccs of heroin before operating the vehicle.

He was transported to Weirton Medical Center, where he consented to a blood draw.”

She noted that under state law, his driver’s license may be revoked for 10 years following his incarceration.