DWI charges filed in deadly Mexico crash
Madison Stuerman
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A 22-year-old man was charged after a deadly crash in Mexico on Saturday morning.
Prosecutors have charged Joshua Frye, 22, of Mexico with DWI resulting in the death of two or more.
Court documents state police officers responded to the crash on Saturday at 6:39 a.m. in the 4800 block of South Clark Street. At the scene, officers found two cars with damage, a 2016 Kia Soul and a 2012 Chrysler.
Police said other emergency crews on the scene said Frye smelled of alcohol and that he allegedly told crews he was drinking before the crash.
Police identified the victims as Kristain Pritchett, 22, and Austin Terry, 27, both in the same car as Frye. Court documents state Pritchett was in the front passenger seat while Terry was in the cargo unit of the car. Mexico Public Safety said to ABC 17 News in an email that the cargo area referenced was the area behind the back seat of the Kia Soul.
According to court documents, police said from witness statements and physical evidence, investigators think Frye was traveling southbound on Clark when the car lost control on a slight curve and slid into the path of Elliot Kitson, 29, in the northbound lane.
Police also said “numerous” alcoholic beverage containers were found in the Kia.
Frye was taken to University Hospital, where he had surgery for his injuries.
Kitson was also taken to University Hospital with serious injuries. He was reported on Saturday to be in fair condition.
Prosecutors are asking for Frye to be held without bond.