Former Mariners infielder seriously injured, wife killed in crash alleged drunk driver chuckled when he found out
Former Mariners third baseman Dave Edler was injured in a car crash Sunday in Washington that killed his wife Susie, according to NBC.Edler, 70, and his wife, 67, were involved in a head-on car collision in Yakima, Wash., and the 26-year-old operator of the other car was arrested on charges of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault, the Yakima Police Department (YPD) told the outlet.The YPD reportedly believed alcohol facwtored into the accident at the start of its investigation, and Trevor Allen Stockton made a court appearance Monday, per the Yakima Herald-Republic.His bail was set at $75,000, and the judge referenced Stockton’s “callous reaction” to the fallout from the accident, per the Herald-Republic.Yakima County Superior Court Judge Shane Silverthorn reportedly said Stockton “chuckled” after learning of the serious injuries suffered by the Edlers.“Upon hearing he had killed the passenger.His response was ‘OK,’ seemingly not to care about the death-dealing impact he caused, which the officer believed to be the cause of Mr.
Stockton’s mocking smile,” the judge said, according to the Herald-Republic.A GoFundMe has been created for Dave and has raised over $12,000, as of Tuesday morning.The YPD told NBC that the fire department responded around 4:30 p.m.to a car crash and found two individuals trapped inside a car.Dave told police that a truck came into his lane, per the Herald-Republic, and the car came onto his hood, although Stockton said the Edlers were in his lane, a witness told police.Stockton allegedly had been driving at high speeds, the YPD said based on its preliminary investigation.A YPD drug recognition offer said he could smell alcohol on Stockton despite being five feet away, the Herald-Republic reported citing the affidavit, and he had “red, watery eyes and slurred speech.”Stockton reportedly declined voluntary field sobriety tests, and his cousin later said she saw him drinking at breakfast that morning, per the aff...