Springfield man charged in fatal scooter accident

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after a woman died when a motor scooter she was riding on was hit by a pickup truck.

Authorities say 53-year-old Jeffrey Anderson was driving drunk in January and was using a hand-held flashlight as a headlight as he drove the scooter, which had no working lights. It was hit by the truck at night on a Springfield street.

A passenger on the scooter, 54-year-old Brenda Roy, was injured during the crash and died later at a hospital.

Anderson was charged Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter and driving without a license.

The Springfield News-Leader reports Anderson had a 0.194 percent blood alcohol content at the time of the accident.

This story was originally published April 30, 2015 at 1:15 PM with the headline "Springfield man charged in fatal scooter accident."