Voraath Drummer Joshua Ward and Three Others Die in Tragic New Year's Eve DUI Crash
In a tragic New Year's Eve incident, Joshua Nassaru Ward, drummer of North Carolina death metal band Voraath, was killed alongside three others in a drunk driving collision in Greenville, South Carolina.
Metal drummer killed by drunk driver
The victims included Ward (37), his fiancee Zelena, and their friends Audrey Maris Ross (29) and Amanda Lynn Leroux (30). The crash occurred just after 9 PM when their Subaru SUV, while pulling out of a driveway, was struck by a BMW driven by Nicholas Shane Meeks (31).
Meeks has been charged with four counts of felony DUI involving death and was denied bond. Court records reveal he was driving with a suspended license and had a previous DUI charge from March 2024, to which he pled guilty in May.
Ward's band Voraath had recently celebrated significant milestones, including the release of their debut full-length album "Vol. 1: The Hymn of the Hunters" in June 2024. A GoFundMe campaign for Ward has raised over $20,000.
Earlier on the day of the accident, Ward had shared a New Year's message on Facebook with a photo of himself and his young son, Kai.
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