Rolla man charged with DWI in deadly crash

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Prosecutors charged a Rolla man Tuesday with driving drunk and getting in a deadly crash in Maries County.

Curtis A. Meyer is charged with DWI causing death, DWI with serious injury, driving on the wrong side of the road, driving without insurance and driving without a license plate, according to online court records.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Paul Volkmer wrote in a probable cause statement that he was called Monday evening to a crash on Highway 63 where a Dodge pickup had crossed the center line and hit a Ford F-150.

A passenger in the F-150 was declared dead at the scene, and one person was taken to a hospital for serious injuries. A Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says a 65-year-old woman from Vichy was killed in the crash.

Authorities have not released the name of the woman who was killed.

Meyer, the driver of the white Dodge, was conscious and smelled like liquor, Volkmer wrote. Meyer admitted to drinking but refused a breath test, according to the statement.

Meyer was in the Maries County Jail on Tuesday morning. Information related to the conditions of the surviving victims was not available.