A man from Kansas City, Mo. has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of an elderly man in a car wreck.
The accident happened in August 2016, when 39 year old Gabriel B. Cornelius was speeding on 115th and Holmes Road. Gary Dramshek, aged 72, of Kansas City, was attempting to make a left turn at 115th in a Ford, when Cornelius, who was driving behind him in a Chevy, swerved to the left and steered into him hitting his vehicle on the left door. The Ford was pushed off the road and hit a gas main. Dramshek died later in hospital.
Cornelius has been charged with 1st Degree Involuntary Manslaughter and according to police, he was under the influence of both alcohol and drugs at the time of the collision. Police have also accued Cornelius of speeding at the time of the crash and prosecutors requested a bond of $100,000.
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