Man charged in early April rollover crash in Audrain County

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Mexico, Missouri, man was charged with a felony and a misdemeanor on Saturday in connection with a rollover crash that happened earlier this month.  

William Ray Johnson was charged with driving while intoxicated – causing serious physical injury and misdemeanor reckless driving. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 28.

The probable cause statement says officers were called at 7:04 p.m. April 1 to the 4800 block of South Clark Street in Mexico for a rollover crash. Officers reported smelling marijuana in the overturned 2015 Cadillac XTS, as well as finding blunts in the vehicle. Johnson was the driver and a person described as the victim was the passenger, the statement says.

Johnson allegedly was being put in the back of an ambulance and officers noted that his breath smelled like alcohol and his eyes were bloodshot and glassy, the statement says. Johnson allegedly admitted to drinking before the crash, court documents say.

Witnesses told police and nearby video cameras allegedly caught the vehicle speeding, crashing into an embankment and overturning, court documents say. The victim allegedly told police that he met up with Johnson at a bar and that Johnson wanted to show him his new vehicle, the statement says.