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Mother and Two Young Children Killed in Missouri Crash After Semitruck Struck Their Minivan
The semi-truck driver was placed on investigative hold after the chain-reaction crash, and police said charges were filed Tuesday as three family members died.
- Jackson County prosecutors charged semi-truck driver Eldar Skander on Tuesday with three counts of 1st-degree involuntary manslaughter following a fatal Monday crash on U.S. 71 Highway in Kansas City, Missouri.
- Investigators found no signs of emergency braking by Skander before the collision. Police recovered an electronic tablet from the truck's floorboard that was open to the YouTube application.
- Police identified the victims as 35-year-old Olga Sorbalo and her two sons, 9-year-old Luis and 6-year-old Samir. The family was visiting from Vancouver, Washington.
- A GoFundMe campaign for the family has raised nearly $70,000 to transport the deceased back to Washington for funeral services. "She always preferred to be on the positive side of things," said Sorbalo's brother, Eli Cosovan.
- Skander remains in custody on a $150,000 bond following the crash. The collision involved a Honda CR-V, a Ford SUV, and a Fed-Ex truck, leaving several other drivers hospitalized.
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