Dragging case goes to grand jury

YOUNGSTOWN — The case of a Canfield man accused of dragging a dead body under his car has been bound over to a Mahoning County grand jury. Bryce D. Burke, 26, of Mercedes Place appeared in municipal court today and waived his right to a preliminary hearing on the charge of failure to stop after an accident. Judge Robert P. Milich then transferred the case to Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. On Nov. 29, Andrew Culp, 22, of North Main Street, Columbiana was found in the westbound lane of Midlothian Boulevard near Euclid Boulevard and died from his injuries. Burke had been in the McDonald’s drive-through at South Avenue and Midlothian Boulevard when another motorist told him there was a body under his car, police said. A witness called 911 and told the police dispatcher there was a body under the car in front of him. By the time police arrived, the car had gone. Culp was found in the roadway about two blocks from the McDonald’s. Burke surrendered to detectives Dec. 1.