On Thursday, he said in a preliminary report that further investigation determined that it was actually the boy’s 38-year-old father Henrich Siemens who was driving the truck and that he had methamphetamine in his system at the time of the crash. According to NTSB Highway Safety Director Robert Molloy, DNA testing indicated that Siemens was the driver, and toxicology tests confirmed the presence of methamphetamine in his bloodstream. “This has been a very difficult investigation to determine some of the facts based on the catastrophic nature of the damage and fire following the crash,” Malloy said at a news conference, according to the Associated Press. The collision occurred on March 15 around 8:17 p.m. in Andrews County in the beautiful area of Texas near the New Mexico border. According to the NTSB, the truck crossed the center line of the two-lane road and collided head-on with the van. NTSB Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg described it in March as “obviously a high-speed collision” that caused both vehicles to burst into flames on impact. A golfer drives by a makeshift memorial at Rockwind Community Links for student golfers and the University of the Southwest coach killed in a crash in Texas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) The crash killed six members of the USW men’s and women’s golf teams and coach Tyler James, 26, of Hobbs, New Mexico. Siemens and his 13-year-old son also died in the crash. Two students in the van survived but were seriously injured, according to the NTSB. The van was traveling to the USW campus in Hobbs, New Mexico after a golf tournament in Texas. The Texas Department of Public Safety identified the students killed in the crash as Mauricio Sanchez, 19, of Mexico, Laci Stone, 18, of Nocona, Texas, Travis Garcia, 19, of Pleasanton, Texas, Jackson Zinn, 22, of Westminster , Colorado, Karisa Raines, 21, of Fort Stockton, Texas, and Tiago Sousa, 18, of Portugal. Investigators have not determined the speed of the vehicles or the possible cause of the crash as part of the ongoing investigation. The speed limit on Farm to Market Road 1788 where the accident occurred is 75 mph. Malloy doesn’t expect the full investigation to be completed until sometime next year.
title: “Dad With Meth In System Not 13 Year Old Drove Truck That Hit College Golf Cart Killing 9 " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-22” author: “Kendall Stigall”
On Thursday, he said in a preliminary report that further investigation determined that it was actually the boy’s 38-year-old father Henrich Siemens who was driving the truck and that he had methamphetamine in his system at the time of the crash. According to NTSB Highway Safety Director Robert Molloy, DNA testing indicated that Siemens was the driver, and toxicology tests confirmed the presence of methamphetamine in his bloodstream. “This has been a very difficult investigation to determine some of the facts based on the catastrophic nature of the damage and fire following the crash,” Malloy said at a news conference, according to the Associated Press. The collision occurred on March 15 at around 8:17 p.m. in Andrews County in the beautiful area of Texas near the New Mexico border. According to the NTSB, the truck crossed the center line of the two-lane road and collided head-on with the van. NTSB Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg described it in March as “obviously a high-speed collision” that caused both vehicles to burst into flames on impact. A golfer drives by a makeshift memorial at Rockwind Community Links for student golfers and the University of the Southwest coach killed in a crash in Texas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) The crash killed six members of the USW men’s and women’s golf teams and coach Tyler James, 26, of Hobbs, New Mexico. Siemens and his 13-year-old son also died in the crash. Two students in the van survived but were seriously injured, according to the NTSB. The van was traveling to the USW campus in Hobbs, New Mexico after a golf tournament in Texas. The Texas Department of Public Safety identified the students killed in the crash as Mauricio Sanchez, 19, of Mexico, Laci Stone, 18, of Nocona, Texas, Travis Garcia, 19, of Pleasanton, Texas, Jackson Zinn, 22, of Westminster , Colorado, Karisa Raines, 21, of Fort Stockton, Texas, and Tiago Sousa, 18, of Portugal. Investigators have not determined the speed of the vehicles or the possible cause of the crash as part of the ongoing investigation. The speed limit on Farm to Market Road 1788 where the accident occurred is 75 mph. Malloy doesn’t expect the full investigation to be completed until sometime next year.
