Teen driver admits causing fatal crash while hill-jumping with friends in ... - STLtoday.com
WARREN COUNTY • A teen driver admitted Tuesday to “hill-jumping” in his pickup with a group of friends, causing a three-vehicle crash that resulted in a Warrenton woman’s death. Kopecky faces a maximum of four years in prison and a $5,000 fine on the felony and up to one year in the county jail and a $1,000 fine on the misdemeanor. Kopecky, who lives in the 31000 block of Checotah Lane in an unincorporated area of Warren County, was 17 at the time of the crash on July 23, 2013. The crash happened about 9:25 p. m. on Township Line Road, two miles west of Highway 47. The... She parked her 2001 Chrysler Town and Country van behind Wryick. Kopecky, who was driving in excess of 75 miles per hour, came over the crest of a hill in his 2000 Dodge Ram pickup and was unable to stop. He ran into the back of Hughes’ van, which then struck Wryick’s car and Graves. Hughes died from her injuries on July 29. Several other people were hurt in the crash, including Wryick and two passengers in Kopecky’s truck — Gage Kopecky, 15, and Haley Holt, 16. Cameron Kopecky was not injured. Graves filed a civil suit against Kopecky and four teens who were passengers in his truck, seeking more than $100,000 in. Source: www.stltoday.com
