Driver charged with intoxication manslaughter in Johnson County crash that killed 6
An 18-year-old man accused of drunk driving faces charges in a wrong-way crash that killed six people in North Texas the day after Christmas. Luke Resecker, 18, has been charged with six counts of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of assault, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of marijuana. His bond was set at $50,000 with a restriction of monitored home confinement due to a medical condition, but he was not deemed medically fit to be booked into the Johnson County Jail due to an ongoing medical condition. The Texas Department of Public Safety reported that a white Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck driven by Reseck, crossed over the double yellow line and entered the northeast lane of traffic, leading to a head-on collision with a Honda Odyssey. The Honda Odyssey was also hit head-in with multiple airbags, but no one was ejected from the vehicle. The crash killed six people, including six children and their parents, who were visiting from India.
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A man accused of driving while intoxicated has been charged in a wrong-way Johnson County crash that killed six people on Dec. 26, 2023, the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a news release Thursday.
Luke Resecker, 18, was arraigned by Johnson County 18th District Court Judge Sydney Hewlett on six counts of intoxication manslaughter, two counts of intoxication assault, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of marijuana.
Resecker’s bond was set at $50,000 with a restriction of monitored home confinement, but due to an ongoing medical condition, he was not found medically fit to be booked into the Johnson County Jail, according to the release. He posted bond and was released.
According to a preliminary crash report from the DPS, a white Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck — driven by Resecker — traveling southwest on U.S. 67 was approaching County Road 1119 when the pickup crossed over the double yellow line, which indicates a no passing zone, and entered the northeast lane of traffic. A gray Honda Odyssey traveling northeast tried to avoid the Silverado, but the Silverado struck the minivan head-on. Both vehicles came to a stop in the northeast lane.
Resecker and a passenger in the Silverado, both then 17 years old, sustained critical incapacitating injuries and were airlifted to Fort Worth hospitals. One of the airbags deployed in the Silverado, according to the report. Resecker was wearing a seat belt, but the passenger was not. Neither was ejected from the truck during the crash.
One passenger in the Odyssey, 43-year-old Lokesh Potabathula of Alpharetta, Georgia, also sustained critical incapacitating injuries and was airlifted to a Fort Worth hospital. Potabathula was seated in the second row on the left side of the minivan. According to the report, he wasn’t wearing a seat belt.
Only two occupants of the Honda Odyssey were listed in the report as wearing seat belts: the 28-year-old driver, Rushil Barri of Irving, and Lokesh’s wife, 36-year-old Naveena Potabathula. Both died at the scene.
Lokesh’s son Krithik, 10, and daughter Nishidha, 9, and Naveena’s parents, who were visiting from India — Nageswararao Ponnada, 64, and Sitamahalakshmi Ponnada, 60 — also died in the crash.
The family was returning from a trip to Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Somervell County when the crash occurred, KXAS-TV reported.
Multiple airbags deployed in the Honda Odyssey, and no one was ejected from the vehicle, the report said. The investigator listed Wrong Side - Not Passing, as a contributing factor to the crash.
In the preliminary report, it was unclear why the Silverado crossed over the double yellow line on the undivided highway, but if Resecker was trying to get on CR 1119, he would’ve had to cross the northbound lane to access it, according to maps of the area and Cleburne Assistant Fire Chief Keith Scarbrough.
According to the report, the crash occurred about 200 feet from CR 1119.
Resecker had a Texas drivers license with a G restriction because he was under 18 at the time. According to the Texas Transportation Code, drivers with a G restriction are prohibited from using a wireless device while operating a motor vehicle, except in the case of an emergency. They may not drive between midnight and 5 a.m., and they are only allowed to transport one passenger under the age of 21 unless it is a family member.
The results of a drug test taken on Resecker at the time of the accident were marked as “unknown.” There was no mention in the preliminary report as to whether an alcohol test was done.
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