A person is going through a murder cost after he was arrested on suspicion of hanging and killing a lady along with his automobile close to Potomac on Freeway 200 final week.
Kerry G. Drew, 68, is charged with two felony counts: vehicular murder whereas underneath the affect, and felony possession of harmful medication. If convicted of the 2 fees, Drew faces a most potential penalty of 35 years within the Montana State Jail.
Montana Freeway Patrol was despatched to a scene on Freeway 200 about 2 miles east of Potomac within the early morning hours of Dec. 22. Troopers acquired a report that two pedestrians had been hooking up a tow rope on a pickup truck to get a caught automobile out of a snowbank.
Authorities decided Drew was driving a Toyota 4Runner when he approached the individuals attempting to get the automobile out of the snow, in keeping with Missoula County charging paperwork.
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He drove off the highway to the proper, hanging the pickup’s driver-side door and likewise a lady pedestrian, the affidavit alleges. She was discovered about 140 toes away from the place the preliminary influence occurred, and died on the scene.
Two different individuals had been injured throughout the collision, together with a person who was beneath the pickup attaching a tow rope, in keeping with charging paperwork.
One witness who was sitting within the pickup truck advised regulation enforcement that Drew gave the impression to be rushing when he instantly steered proper, going off the highway and colliding into the pedestrians and parked automobile.
Drew was situated and arrested. Jail workers discovered a baggie in his sock with a substance believed to be methamphetamine. It was despatched to the Montana State Crime Lab for testing.
Missoula Deputy County Lawyer Andrew Jenks is prosecuting the case. Drew is being represented by the general public defenders workplace.
He’s at the moment being held within the Missoula County jail on a $100,000 bail. His arraignment date is about for Jan. 9 in Missoula County District Court docket.