Trial set for September for truck driver charged in deadly I-70 crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A trial date has been scheduled for the truck driver charged with manslaughter in an August 2024 crash on Interstate 70 that killed two women.
Walter Montejo, 27, of South Gate, California, is charged with two counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter, one count of second-degree assault, misdemeanor driving while revoked and misdemeanor not having insurance. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond.
Montejo had a hearing on Monday and the trial was scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 23.
He's accused of killing Cindy Helms, 54, of Rockwood, Tennessee, and Melvina Colin, 84, of Broomfield, Colorado, during a crash on I-70.
Court documents say Montejo was driving a tractor-trailer when it crossed over the median and hit a U-Haul head-on, killing Helms and Colin.
A probable cause statement says that Montjeo's license was suspended because of an active administrative alcohol suspension. A bond motion claims Montejo's license was suspended because of a DWI case from Jackson County in 2022.
