A 32-year-old man from Gassville, Arkansas, is currently in the Baxter County jail and is being held without bond. He is charged with vehicular manslaughter after his blood came back with methamphetamine, opiates, benzodiazepines and cannabinoids in it. However, the man had no alcohol in blood.

The accident, that the man is accused of causing, happened on Dec. 13 on AR Highway 5 close to the Missouri state line. The man had allegedly been in a disturbance with his ex-wife and had driven off in his wife's car, a Nissan Xterra. He smashed into a Nissan Maxima, which was driven by a 22-year-old man from Mountain Home, Arkansas. That man died at the accident scene.

When police arrived at the scene, they found the 22-year-old man dead and no one around the Xterra. Four hours after the accident, someone who lives near the crash site called 911 to report that there was a man on her porch. A state trooper arrested the man and he was eventually taken to the hospital for treatment for his injuries that he suffered in the accident. He would reportedly later tell the troopers that the accident ejected him from the vehicle and that he was the only person in the Xterra.

In addition to the manslaughter charge, the man has also been charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injury or death. That is a felony punishable by up to six years in prison. The manslaughter charge carries a prison sentence of three to 10 years. Other charges include possession of a controlled substance, careless driving, no insurance, possession of drug paraphernalia, third-degree domestic battery, fleeing, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and endangering the welfare of a minor.

Similar circumstances as those in this horrific case occur all too frequently all over the nation. If you have lost a loved one or been seriously injured in a car accident caused by an impaired individual, you have a right to seek compensation. An attorney can provide the guidance you need to hold the responsible driver accountable.

Source: The Baxter Bulletin, " Teeter to face upgraded charge, lab results back ," Josh Dooley, Feb. 24, 2016