The trial of a Radcliff man has been postponed due to the availability of an expert witness for the prosecution.
Martin Lee Barrington, 22, was scheduled for a jury trial Monday which a judged postponed until February 6.
Barrington is charged in a December 18 crash on North Logsdon Parkway that killed Derrick Cleveland Jr., 23, of Radcliff, who was a backseat passenger in Barrington’s vehicle. Cleveland was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene by the Hardin County Coroner’s Office.
Barrington is charged with driving more than 60 mph over the speed limit causing the wreck.
Barrington and Cleveland were soldiers stationed at Fort Knox at the time of the crash. Charges against Barrington previously were upgraded from second-degree manslaughter to murder because of the rate of speed and because authorities suspected Barrington was under the influence of intoxicants at the time.
Stanley Crawford of Radcliff, a front-seat passenger, also was injured in the crash. Barrington has been held in Hardin County Detention Center in lieu of a $250,000 cash bond since his arrest.
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