Crime & Safety
California Driver Charged In Fatal Crash Involving Missouri Baptist Student
St. Louis County Court records show Dale Kawamura was charged with involuntary manslaughter and assault in connection with the Olive Boulevard car crash that killed Clayton Pfeiffer.
Patch confirmed that prosecutors have charged Dale Kawamura, 36, of Oakland, CA, in connection with the February 2012 crash on Olive Boulevard near Creve Coeur Mill Road which claimed the life of freshman Clayton Pfeiffer.
Kawamura has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and assault. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chesterfield police said Kawamura was driving with meth in his bloodstream.
Police said Kawamura's vehicle was heading eastbound on Olive and crossed over into oncoming traffic, striking Pfeiffer's vehicle and another.
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According to court records, the charges were filed June 13. The Post-Dispatch reports Kawamura was not currently in custody. Efforts to confirm if he is custody in California were not successful late Wednesday afternoon.
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