Saturday, September 7, 2024
A man from McLennan County has been charged with intoxication manslaughter related to a fatal wreck that killed a woman from Gatesville on Dec. 21, 2023.
A Coryell County grand jury indicted 29-year-old Connor Jason Hill on Aug. 23 for driving while intoxicated, which led to the death of 57-year-old Donna Henry, of Gatesville, according to court documents.
KWTX reported on Aug. 26 that Waco police arrested Hill on a Coryell County warrant charging him with intoxication manslaughter in the death of Henry.
A spokesperson for the Coryell County Sheriff’s Office said Hill was released from the Coryell County Jail on Monday on a $100,000 bond.
The Texas Department of Public Safety investigated the two-vehicle crash that took place in Coryell County in December. The incident happened around 6:15 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. Highway 84 and Knowles Road.
According to a report by Texas DPS, a Dodge Ram truck operated by Hill was traveling eastbound on Highway 84 at an “unsafe speed” on wet roads before it hydroplaned and collided into a Honda Civic.
Texas DPS identified the driver of the Honda Civic as Henry. The report says she was pronounced dead at the scene.
