(KMZA)--A Marysville man has been charged in connection with a five-vehicle crash in April that claimed two lives.
KVOE radio reports 47-year-old Travis Edwards was formally charged Tuesday in Lyon County District Court with second-degree murder, two counts of aggravated battery, and interference with a law enforcement officer.
Edwards was arrested Monday.
The charges were filed following an investigation by the Kansas Highway Patrol into the April 5 crash on U.S. Highway 50, four miles west of Emporia.
The Patrol says Edwards was driving an eastbound semi truck that went left of center for an unknown reason, striking a westbound SUV. The impact caused the SUV to spin into the eastbound lane where it was struck by another semi truck. Edwards truck continued to travel over the center line where it hit two other vehicles.
Killed in the wreck were two Kansas men--29-year-old Ryan Miller, of Independence, and 32-year-old Jacob Suenram, of Lawrence.
Edwards remains in the Lyon County Jail, held on a $100,000 bond.
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