State v. Klatt

HAYDEN, Presiding Judge.

On the evening of October 7, 1993, Michael Klatt attempted to pass two semitrailer trucks while driving south on Highway 61 near Muscatine. Klatt’s Ford Bronco collided head on with a Lincoln Town Car in the northbound lane. The Town Car’s driver, Ray Cummings, died as a result of the accident.

The State charged Klatt with vehicular homicide. Because neither alcohol nor drugs was a factor in the accident, the charge accused Klatt of driving his motor vehicle “in a reckless manner with willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.” Iowa Code §…