TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Topeka man charged with killing a passenger in another vehicle during a police chase will go on trial May 1.
A Shawnee County District Court judge set the trial date on Wednesday for 21-year-old Marcos Adan Cruz Jr., who faces four felony charges, including first-degree murder in the commission of a felony.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports (https://bit.ly/2jZiUFX ) Cruz’s attorney was interested in taking part of mediation to resolve the case.
A witness at a preliminary hearing testified a speeding car ran a red light and hit another car, which was forced into a fence at the Topeka Zoo. A passenger in that car, 69-year-old Edward Greene of Tecumseh, died at the scene. The driver was injured.
Cruz’s 8-month-old son was in his car but was not seriously injured.
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Information from: The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal, https://www.cjonline.com
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