A Mississippi State University student was arrested in connection to the death of Kaleb Dwayne Barker, 18, according to a Starkville Police Department press release.
Sawyer Tomas Steede, freshman mechanical engineering major, 18, has been arrested and charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol. He is out on a $50,000 bond and will appear in the Starkville Municipal Court on Oct. 21, 2013.
The one-vehicle traffic accident, reported to police on Sept. 17, 2013 at 2:05 a.m., occurred in the parking lot of McDonald’s on Hwy. 12.
The press release stated that Steede was operating a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2-door-truck while Barker and MSU student Halli Camille Reasons, 18, also injured, were passengers in the bed of the truck.
Barker was transported to the Oktibbeha County Hospital and then airlifted to University Medical Center in Jackson, Miss. Reasons was treated for minor injuries at Oktibbeha County Hospital and was released.
The Crash Reconstruction Team of the Starkville Police Department and the Detective Squad are still investigating the incident.