![]() ![]() “This Court’s heart goes out to the victims and their families for the devastating losses. “The Court would be remiss if it did not acknowledge the horrible tragedy which occurred the morning of January 5, 2020, in Boone County,” wrote Superior Court 2 judge Bruce Petit in his decision handed down October 2. Judge Bruce Petit said there was not enough evidence Small committed a crime. Mariah Tomey, 21, Kaden Kirk, 19, and Hadley Tomey, 1, died in the crash. Authorities believe Small collided with eight vehicles as he drove through the back-up. Small told police he was driving northbound on I-65 near the 129 mile marker and looked away from the road to set his coffee mug down when he ran into slowing traffic, according to a release from the Boone County Sheriff's Office. PREVIOUS | Infant, 2 adults killed in fiery multi-vehicle crash on I-65 near Whitestown Small had argued his actions on the road were not reckless that day, however, prosecutors felt otherwise. 2, the judge granted the motion to dismiss. Records show semi-truck driver Matthew Small filed a motion to dismiss back in February. ![]() ![]() BOONE COUNTY - In a rare move, a Boone County judge has dismissed three reckless homicide charges against a Michigan truck driver accused of causing a deadly crash Jan. ![]()
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