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10/1/2009
Steve Lombardi
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Iowa New: Driver charged with homicide by vehicle after crash kills passenger

Metrick Lawan, the driver of the car that crashed on September 21st 2009 killing passenger Heaven Chumos, has been charged with two counts of serious injury by vehicle, OWI, and the most serious charge of homicide by vehicle. He arrived at the Polk County Jail Monday after spending the last week in the hospital recovering from his own injuries related to the crash, his bond has been set at $76,000. Investigators had previously said that they found no skid marks indicating that Mr. Jenkins did not try to brake to avoid crashing.

The report indicates the driver had lost his license hours before the crash occurred.

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