WVSP: Man Dies from Tainted Moonshine; Don’t Drink It

The death of a man in Doddridge County has sparked a police investigation and troopers want you to be safe.

A man in his 60’s died this week at Ruby Memorial Hospital, supposedly after drinking poisoned moonshine he got in the county.

WV State Police Troopers say the unidentified man drank from a bottle of moonshine he got from a friend last Saturday night.

He was flown to Ruby Memorial Hospital after what was believed to be stroke symptoms.

He died at the hospital this week.

After testing and investigations, it was determined that the tainted moonshine shut down the man’s internal organs.

Troopers say you take a risk drinking illegally made moonshine because there’s no guarantee that it meets the safety regulations of the FDA.

“You don’t know what they’re putting in it. You don’t know how they’re creating it or producing it. So when you get something from the store, obviously it’s had to meet the standards of the US government and the FDA. Illegal moonshine is dangerous. You have to really be careful when you get things like this. We’ve had several poisoning cases in the past and that’s just a risk you don’t need to take,“ says Sgt. Wayne Vessels.

Investigators believe they know where the moonshine came from but they’re working to stop any more from getting to the public.

If you bought moonshine recently in the Doddridge County area, you do not need to call the state police but troopers are advising you not to drink it.