The motive force of a pickup truck in a lethal head-on collision in March with a van carrying eight faculty golf teammates and their coach was a 38-year-old man, not his 13-year-old son as beforehand reported, federal investigators mentioned Thursday.
DNA outcomes confirmed that 38-year-old dad Henrich Siemens was behind the wheel of the truck in the course of the March 15 crash, not his 13-year-old son, Ricky, the NTSB mentioned — contradicting earlier statements by company officers.
“Along with the DNA take a look at outcomes, NTSB postcrash toxicological testing revealed the presence of methamphetamine within the pickup truck driver’s blood,” the company mentioned in its up to date crash report.
Six of the eight teammates, with their coach and the Siemenses, all died within the fiery crash in Andrews County, Texas.
Each autos have been touring on Farm-to-Market Street 1788 when the truck crossed into the northbound lane and collided with the van, which was bringing the College of the Southwest’s golf group house to Hobbs, New Mexico, after a match.
The crash killed faculty golfers Mauricio Sanchez, 19, Travis Garcia, 19, Jackson Zinn, 22, Karisa Raines, 21, Laci Stone, 18, and Tiago Sousa, 18.
Their coach, Tyler James, who was driving the Ford van, was additionally killed.
The 2 different college students aboard the van, Dayton Value, 19, and Hayden Underhill, 20, suffered severe accidents.
The 2-lane street the place the collision occured has a 75-mph posted pace restrict, the NTSB mentioned.
The crash remains to be beneath investigation to find out the reason for the collision, the company mentioned.
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