State police on Friday charged a Mount Airy man for causing a fatal wreck while allegedly driving twice the posted speed limit.
A Carroll County grand jury indicted Timothy Short, 46, on Thursday for vehicular manslaughter, reckless driving, negligent driving, speeding and two counts of failure to control speed to avoid a collision Jan. 6 on Route 27 in Mount Airy.
Short?s Mustang hit head-on a Ford Focus driven by Reginald Snowden, 67, of Frederick, killing passenger in Snowden’s car who was his former wife, Flora Snowden, 63, of Mount Airy, state police said.
Short then sideswiped a car driven by Rhiannon Everett, 16, as she pulled out of the Park and Ride on Route 27.
Short, who faces a $5,000 fine and up to 10 years in jail, turned himself in Friday at the state police Westminster barracks.
Short was taken to the Carroll County Detention Center, where he awaited a hearing before the District Court Commissioner.