ALLEGEDLY DRIVING OVER 100 MPH WITH ALCOHOL IN SYSTEM
A Parkville man has been charged with killing one woman in a crash allegedly involving very high speeds and alcohol.
Om Patel, 18, is accused of involuntary manslaughter in the second degree after allegedly driving over 100 miles per hour with alcohol in his system immediately before the crash on Hwy. 45 near Farley.
Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd said charges were filed on June 5 following an investigation by the Platte County Sheriff’s Office.
According to court documents, Patel was driving a BMW after having consumed alcohol. He was speeding on a road with a 45-mile per hour posted limit and a single-car rollover crash followed. An analysis by the Platte County Sheriff’s Office Crash Investigation Unit estimated that Patel’s BMW was traveling in excess of 100 miles per hour at the time the car left the roadway.
A passenger of the BMW, a female teenager, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the BMW, Patel, was transported to a local hospital.
A warrant was issued for Patel’s arrest in the amount of $25,000.
If convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the second degree, Patel faces up to four years in prison.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant Prosecutor Michelle Rioux.
