THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY GRAND JURY TODAY RETURNED SEVERAL INDICTMENTS, INCLUDING ONE ON RECKLESS HOMICIDE.

            THE TRUE BILL AGAINST 53-YEAR OLD MARK KENT BOHMS OF ROBINSON, ILLINOIS INCLUDES THE CHARGES OF RECKLESS HOMICIDE, 3 COUNTS OF 2^ND DEGREE ASSAULT AND ONE COUNT OF 1^ST DEGREE CRIMINAL MISCHIEF FOR THE JULY 8^TH FATAL WRECK THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A 3-YEAR OLD AMISH GIRL, BARBARA SMOKER AND INJURED THREE OTHER ADULTS TRAVELING IN A HORSE DRAWN BUGGY ON FORT CAMPBELL BOULEVARD IN HOPKINSVILLE.

            POLICE IDENTIFIED THE ADULTS AS ABRAM SMOKER, SUSIE SMOKER AND KATIE SMOKER.

            ACCORDING TO HIS INDICTMENT, BOHMS WAS DRIVING A TRUCK AND WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON FORT CAMPBELL BOULEVARD WHEN THE WRECK OCCURRED AND POLICE ON THE SCENE SAY HE WAS CALM AT FIRST BUT, HIS ATTITUDE AND DEMEANOR CHANGED.

            BOHMS WAS INITIALLY CHARGED WITH MURDER BUT, IT WAS REDUCED TO RECKLESS HOMICIDE AFTER BLOOD TESTS REVEALED HE WAS NOT DRIVING IMPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE WRECK.

            THE 53-YEAR OLD REPORTEDLY DENIED USING DRUGS OR HAVING ANY MEDICAL CONDITION THAT WOULD REQUIRE HIM TO TAKE MEDICATIONS.

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(11/18/2011/MF)