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| | | | Tell us what you think on the KOAM 7 Strong Message Board. | | |  |  | | | | TRIAL SET IN DRUNK DRIVING CRASH February 01, 2005 A trial date is set for a Four State man accused of killing two
people in a drunk driving crash.
50-year-old Edward Meerwald of Noel, Missouri is accused of
killing James Dodson and his 7-year-old granddaughter Jessica
Mann, both of Neosho.
Meerwald faces two counts of involuntary manslaughter for the
July 2004 incident.
Legislation to increase the penalty for involuntary manslaughter
in a drunk driving crash was introduced this year because of this
case.
The bill, sponsored by State Senator Gary Nodler, would increase
the penalty for involuntary manslaughter from seven years to 15 years
maximum if it involves a vehicle crash where the driver has a blood
alcohol level of .12 or more.
The trial is scheduled to begin the first week in May. The defense
was granted a continuance because the trial was set to begin at the
end of February. | | | | |
