SEDGWICK COUNTY—A Kansas man accused in a fatal Thanksgiving crash made his first court appearance on Wednesday.
According to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office, 37-year-old Garett Meyers of Andover was charged with involuntary manslaughter, aggravated battery, and driving while license is suspended or cancelled.
Just after 8p.m. on Thanksgiving, police responded to report of an accident at 13th and Hillside in Wichita, according to Officer Trevor Macy.
Investigators determined a truck driven by Myers struck an SUV driven by 65-year-old Leroy Grim, of Wichita, who was stopped westbound at the intersection. Grim was pronounced dead at the scene. EMS transported a 67-year-old woman in the SUV to an area hospital.
Police arrested Myers. He remains in custody on $250,000 bond after the judge on Wednesday increased it from $100,000.
Myers is scheduled back in court on Dec. 13, according to the district attorney's office.