(Dearborn County, IN) – A Moores Hill man has been arrested and charged in connection with a double fatal drugged driving crash that happened earlier this summer on State Road 350 in Dearborn County.
Investigators allege 46-year-old Steven Witte had methamphetamine, amphetamine, buprenorphine, and norbuprenorphine in his system at the time of the head-on collision on June 12 that claimed the lives of 33-year-old Jordan and Sierra Walters of Milan and seriously injured their 4- and 6-year-old sons.
Witte has been charged with:
- Two counts of Operating a Vehicle Causing Death with a Schedule I or ll Controlled Substance, Level 4 felonies;
- Two counts of Operating a Vehicle While lntoxicated Causing Death, Level 4 felonies;
- Two counts of Operating a Vehicle While lntoxicated Resulting in Serious Bodily lnjury, Level 5 felonies;
- Operating a Vehicle While lntoxicated Endangering a Person, a Class A misdemeanor; and
- Operating a Vehicle with a Schedule I or ll Controlled Substance in the Blood, a Class C misdemeanor.
The Walters were traveling to a youth baseball game at the time of the crash; their sons survived the wreck that killed their parents.
“This is an almost unimaginable tragedy,” Dearborn County Prosecutor Lynn Deddens said. “Jordan and Sierra Walters lost their lives, and their two young children survived a horrific crash that took both of their parents from them…No criminal charge can restore what this family has lost or erase the pain these children and their loved ones will carry. Our responsibility now is to pursue accountability carefully, thoroughly, and with the seriousness this case demands.”
Deddens expressed appreciation to lndiana State Police, the Dearborn County Sheriffs Office, the Aurora and Lawrenceburg Police, departments, as well as the firefighters, emergency medical personnel, Air Care crews, dispatchers, medical providers, and all other first responders who worked at the scene and assisted the Walters family.
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