Rices Landing man charged with homicide by vehicle
Police in Greene County contend a Rices Landing man was drinking at a house party before he got into a 2019 crash that killed a passenger in the truck he was driving.
Thomas Casey Wilson, 21, was less than half a mile away from the party when he crashed the truck into a parked car and a telephone pole on Nemacolin Road in Cumberland Township on July 7, according to court paperwork.
Landen Watters, 20 of Rices Landing, was killed, and Wilson is now facing several charges, including homicide by vehicle while DUI, homicide by vehicle, aggravated assault by vehicle and reckless endangerment.
Cumberland Township police said Wilson, Watters and Jacob Tedrow went to the party together. When they left, Wilson was driving, according to a witness.
That witness, who was not identified in court documents, reportedly told police that she knew all three were drinking and was concerned when she heard a fire whistle a short time after they left. The witness also reportedly told police that Watters was in the rear seat of the vehicle, and Tedrow was in the front passenger seat.
The crash occurred around 1:30 a.m., police said. Around 5 a.m., they located Wilson at his home and took him for a blood test. Results from the test showed his blood-alcohol level was .136%, according to the complaint.
The charges were filed this week before District Judge Lee Watson. Wilson has not yet been arraigned on the charges.