MURRYSVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- A trucker who caused a fiery crash that killed a woman last month was driving too fast and couldn't stop for backed-up traffic in a construction zone, police said.
Thomas Allan McElhoes, 47, of Laceyville, was charged Tuesday with involuntary manslaughter, homicide by vehicle, reckless endangerment and several traffic citations in the April 30 crash that killed Nancy Anne Baker, 44, of New Alexandria.
McElhoes caused the chain-reaction crash, which involved eight vehicles, when he rear-ended Baker's on Route 22, police said. McElhoes was driving 50 mph in a 40 mph construction zone and told investigators he did not see the stopped traffic because he was looking in his rearview mirror, according to a criminal complaint.
McElhoes' home phone is unlisted and it's not clear if he has an attorney. Police got a warrant for his arrest and said they were working on having McElhoes surrender to face the charges.
-GoErie.com, Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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