An Atwood teen is in jail following a Dec. 4 fatal auto accident.
Ryan William Herrick, 19, of 114 E. Main St., Atwood, was arrested at 4:55 a.m. today on a charge of reckless homicide.
Officers had been attempting to serve Herrick with the reckless homicide warrant since last week.Herrick was driving his vehicle westbound on Old 30, just west of CR 800W, when it collided with a pickup truck driven by Keith Hoffer, 76, Atwood.
Hoffer was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to an initial police report at the time of the accident, Herrick was westbound on Old 30, attempted to pass a vehicle in the eastbound lane. He returned to the westbound lane, lost control of his vehicle, crossed the center line and struck Hoffer's pickup head on.
The collision caused Herrick's vehicle to split into two pieces. The two halves of the car came to rest 30 feet apart. The force of impact also dislodged the engine block from the car.
Joshua Clemons, 20, Bourbon, was a passenger in Herrick's vehicle. Both he and Herrick were airlifted by Samaritan Air Ambulance to Memorial Hospital in South Bend.
At the time of the accident, Clemons was listed in "very critical" condition. Clemons is no longer in the hospital's directory.
