Leakey man accused in fatal church bus crash indicted

Jack Young, 20, indicted by Uvalde County grand jury

UVALDE, Texas – A 20-year-old Leakey man was indicted by a Uvalde County grand jury in connection with a fatal crash that killed 13 members of a New Braunfels church.

Jack Dylan Young was indicted on 13, two-count indictments on charges of intoxication manslaughter, manslaughter and one two-count indictment of intoxication assault and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury, Uvalde County District Attorney Daniel Kindred said in a news release.

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Young turned himself in on Wednesday night and is being held in the Uvalde County Jail on bail totaling $380,000.

If Young is released on bond, he will have a 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. curfew, will need to wear a GPS monitor, have an ignition interlock installed on his vehicle and undergo weekly urinalysis testing, Kindred said.

Young is due in court July 20 and July 21.

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Related: Driver took pills before crashing into church bus, affidavit says

According to an affidavit, Young was texting and driving and had taken prescription pills prior to the March 29 crash on Highway 83 near Concan. Marijuana was also found in Young's 2007 Dodge Ram pickup, the affidavit said.

The victims from First Baptist Church New Braunfels were returning from a retreat when the violent crash happened. 

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