A man charged with intoxication manslaughter in a 2022 crash that killed a White Settlement teen and left her father hospitalized for seven months killed...
Donald Arthur Gruber, 66, was arrested Aug. 7, 2022, after a truck crashed into a home in the 9300 block of Jason Court. The crash killed Katey June Kirkland, 18, who was a student at Saginaw High School. According to a, the crash left the truck “buried” in the home so that only a trailer the truck was pulling could be seen outside.
Kirkland was killed while she was in her room, while her father was left seriously injured. According to the suit, Gruber and his passenger, Peggy Cox, were overserved alcohol at a bar before getting behind the wheel on the night of the crash. Cox, 71, faced charges of manslaughter after police said she grabbed the steering wheel prior to the crash.However, court records show Cox was never indicted in the case.
White Settlement police said in a Facebook post Saturday that about 4:10 a.m. Aug. 31, police responded to a report of a suicide in the 9100 block of Nathan Drive. A caller reported that a man had shot himself in his front yard, and responding officers found a deceased man in the yard with a gunshot wound to the head.According to court records, Gruber was set to appear in court on Wednesday.
, Breaking News Reporter. Matt is a breaking news reporter. A graduate of Baylor University, he grew up in San Antonio and lived in Waco before coming to Dallas. Previously, Matt has written for the Baylor Lariat and the Waco Tribune-Herald.
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