CLAY COUNTY, Ind.—The Clay County prosecutor announced Wednesday a semi-truck driver will face a civil infraction following a July 2017 crash on I-70 that killed two young children.
In a five-page explanation provided to Call 6 Investigates, Clay County prosecutor Robert Pell said he did not have enough evidence to criminally charge the driver, Amritpal Singh of Quebec, Canada with reckless homicide or reckless driving.
The investigation found Singh was driving between 62 and 65 miles per hour when he struck a Honda Odyssey van driven by a mother transporting her three children.
Singh was obeying the speed limit but failed to slow much, if at all, prior to the rear end collision, said Pell.
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Brennan Bereda, 5 and Finley Bereda, 1, died as a result of their injuries.
The Belleville News-Democrat reported the family had recently moved from Ohio to the O’Fallon area outside of St. Louis, Missouri.
Pell said there was no evidence that Singh was driving aggressively, thus, he could not be charged with criminal recklessness or reckless driving.
Pell filed a civil infraction against Singh for Speed Greater than Reasonable Under Circumstances, which means the driver did not heed potential hazards or take steps to avoid a collision under the given road conditions.
Singh faces a judgment of up to $500.
“It is the only action arguably supported by the law in this tragic situation,” Pell said in a statement to RTV6.
Pell will now attempt to obtain service upon Mr. Singh even though he is a Canadian citizen.
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