A Calhoun man was indicted this week on three counts of murder among other charges in relation to a fatal collision that killed two people from Owensboro in March.
A grand jury returned two indictments against 24-year-old Dylan Howard.
One indictment includes the following charges:
- Murder (3 counts)
- Assault, First Degree
- Wanton Endangerment, First Degree
- Operating Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of a Controlled Substance, First Degree Aggravated Circumstance
The other indictment includes the following charges:
- Trafficking in Controlled Substance, First Degree
- Possession of a Controlled Substance, Third Degree
- Theft of Motor Vehicle Registration Plate
- Failure of Non-Owner Operator to Maintain Insurance
- Failure to Wear Seatbelts
An arraignment is scheduled for Monday in circuit court. Howard is being held in the Muhlenberg County Detention Center.
The incident occured March 18. Kentucky State Police received a call at 10:40 a.m. of a multiple-vehicle fatal collision on KY 81 about four miles north of Calhoun.
After review of scale diagramming and on-scene evidence, troopers determined Howard was traveling northbound and crossed over the centerline, sideswiping a dump truck driven by Brian Korb. Howard then crashed head-on into a vehicle driven by 35-year-old Joshua Fox of Nortonville, who was following the dump truck heading southbound.
Passengers 23-year-old Shawna Rodney and her 3-year-old, both of Owensboro, were pronounced dead on scene by the McLean County Coroner. Fox was also pronounced dead on scene. Korb was not hurt; however, troopers arrested him for Operating Under the Influence.
KY 81 was closed for more than nine hours as KSP reconstructed the collision.
Moselyville (Daviess County) Fire Department, McLean County Coroner’s Office, McLean County Sheriff’s Department, Central District Fire Department and other agencies assisted troopers at the scene.
