Murder charges filed in Overland Park traffic crash that killed two young men
Murder charges were filed Friday against a man who was allegedly racing with another driver before a traffic crash that killed two people in Overland Park.
Bradley E. Woodworth, 45, who was initially charged with leaving the scene of the October 6 crash, is now facing two additional charges of reckless second-degree murder.
The wreck near the intersection of 151st and Stearns streets killed 18-year-old Matthew Bloskey and 20-year-old Samuel Siebuhr.
According to Johnson County District Court documents, a witness told police that a van, allegedly driven by Woodworth, and a Toyota Avalon, driven by Siebuhr, were speeding and jockeying for position heading eastbound on 151st Street.
As they passed the witness in his vehicle, the van and Toyota made contact with each other.
The Avalon, spun out of control and went over the median and entered the westbound lanes of 151st Street.
The Avalon then struck a westbound car on its driver’s side and it went sideways. Another westbound vehicle, a white Suzuki Vitara driven by Bloskey, struck the Avalon on its passenger side, killing both young men.
After the crash, Woodworth allegedly fled the scene.
He was arrested about a week later and has been held in the Johnson County Jail on a bond of $100,000.
The additional charges filed Friday by Assistant District Attorney Ann Henderson allege that Woodworth recklessly caused the deaths by “exhibiting extreme indifference to the value of human life.”
His next court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 6.
This story was originally published November 30, 2018 at 10:41 AM.