Luke Resecker Charged in Fatal Johnson County Crash on US Highway 67

Luke Resecker Charged in Fatal Crash on US 67 in Johnson County

Johnson County, Texas – According to the Texas DPS, a 17-year-old driver has been charged in connection to the head-on crash that left six members of a Georgia family dead last December in Johnson County.

The fatal crash happened around 4:00 p.m., December 26, on US Highway 67 near County Road 1119.

DPS said a pickup truck was traveling southbound while a minivan was traveling northbound.

The pickup entered the northbound lane, in a no-passing area, and collided head-on with the minivan.

The minivan driver, 28-year-old Rushil Barri of Irving, was pronounced dead at the scene. Five others in the van from Alpharetta, Georgia: 36-year-old woman, Naveena Potabathula, 64-year-old man, Nageswararao Ponnad, 60-year-old woman, Sitamahalakshmi Ponnada, 10-year-old boy, Krithik Potabathula and 9-year-old girl, Nishidha Potabathula, were also killed in the crash.

Another passenger in the van, 43-year-old Lokesh Potabathula, was taken to the hospital with critical injuries.

The elderly were visiting their daughter Naveena and grandkids Karthik and Nishita from India.

The driver of the pickup truck, 17-year-old Luke Resecker from Glen Rose, sustained serious injuries in the crash. His passenger, 17-year-old Preston Glass, also from Glen Rose, suffered severe injuries to the head, causing him to be mentally impaired.

Resecker has since been charged with six counts of intoxication manslaughter, two counts of intoxication assault, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of marijuana. His bond was set at $50,000 with monitored home confinement. He posted the bond and was released.

The crash closed the highway for several hours.

The crash remains under investigation.

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