Driver Faces 27 Murder Counts
A grand jury indicted the wrong-way driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a church bus May 14 on 27 counts of murder today, rejecting charges that could have brought the death penalty.
Authorities contend that Larry Mahoney, 35, of Worthville was drunk when his truck collided with the bus on Interstate 71 near Carrollton. Twenty-four children and three adults died after the bus’ gas tank burst into flames. State police had charged Mahoney with capital murder, which could have brought the electric chair, but the attorney general’s office ruled that out.
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