Thursday, May 28, 2015

TRUCK DRIVER IN DEADLY BOONE CO. TRUCK CRASH IN KENTUCKY WAS TEXTING. CHRISTOPHER THORNHILL WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY AND CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER, ASSAULT, AND SEVERAL OTHER OFFENSES












MAY 28, 2015

BURLINGTON, KY

A truck driver involved in a fatal interstate crash in January is now facing charges.

The Boone County Sheriff's Office said Christopher Thornhill was arrested Wednesday and charged with manslaughter, assault, tampering with physical evidence, 4 counts of criminal mischief, 3 counts of federal D.O.T. log book violations, communication device violation (texting), and a federal D.O.T. violation of using a cell phone in a commercial vehicle.

Thornhill, 33, was driving on Interstate 71 near Verona on Jan. 29 when his northbound truck hit a disabled car, crossed the median and hit two oncoming vehicles.

One of the oncoming drivers, Mark Sevilla, 45, of Lexington, was killed in the crash. The other, Sandra Edwards, 64, of Cincinnati, was injured.

The sheriff's office said investigators determined that Thornhill’s log book had false entries and that Thornhill had been texting while driving.

Thornhill deleted numerous text messages from his phone, but the B.C.S.O. 
Electronic Crimes Unit was able to recover them, the sheriff's office said.

WLWT News 5 will have more on this story later today.

Remember, your "deleted" messages can be recovered.