| Driver in court after crashing truck with 15 people inside | |
|
By Jeffrey Wolf KUSA TV 9 News - Denver | |
SALIDA – A 38-year-old man from Las Vegas who was driving a pickup truck with 15 people in it when it slid off an icy mountain pass appeared in court on Wednesday. Wayne Fischer's 10-year-old daughter was killed in the Jan. 10 accident. His truck crashed on Monarch Pass on Highway 50 about 13 miles west of Salida. Chaffee County investigators say Fischer was driving with family when the truck crashed, including two women and 12 children. According to the arrest affidavit, nine people were in the cab of the Chevy pickup and six children were in sleeping bags in the truck bed, which was covered by a camper shell. None of the children were in seat belts or child seats. Fischer was advised of his rights on Wednesday, but Chaffee County prosecutors say they are waiting to file charges against him until the investigation is complete. "It's inappropriate for me to discuss any issues related to what charges may be filed until I have all the reports and information on hand," said Chafee County Deputy District Attorney Rex Kindall. Kindall would not explain how Fischer was related to all of the people in the pickup, but investigators in Arizona say he has lived in the fundamentalist Mormon community in that state in Colorado City. The community is known to practice polygamy. Fischer is free on bond and will appear in court again on March 12. | |
|
9news.com Originally broadcast Wednesday, January 23, 2008 | |
| Back | |
| For more information email: | |
