A Flathead County man has denied allegations that he was responsible for a three-vehicle accident in November 2015 that resulted in serious injury.
Joshua Kalib Myers appeared for his arraignment in Flathead County District Court on March 3 on charges of felony negligent vehicular assault.
According to court documents, the Montana Highway Patrol responded to a wreck on U.S. Highway 2 on Nov. 16, 2015. According to witnesses, Myers was driving his vehicle in the lane for oncoming traffic, causing a wreck with two other vehicles.
No one was killed in the wreck, but an occupant in another vehicle suffered from a broken back resulting in partial paralysis.
Law enforcement reported that they spoke with Myers who was slurring his speech and smelled of alcohol. Myers allegedly failed a sobriety test and then refused further testing. When the state trooper requested a blood sample from Myers, the man started to ramble about ISIS and other threats to America.
Later on, the trooper was reviewing his cruiser’s in-car video of the event and found footage of Myers talking to himself. During that incident, Myers allegedly told himself that he was “surprised this has not happened before.” In the video, Myers also admits to consuming numerous alcoholic beverages that night.
If convicted, Myers could face up to 10 years in prison and $10,000 in fines. He is set to go to trial in May.