THIEF RIVER FALLS - A Thief River Falls man wanted in connection with a May fatal game of “chicken” is back in custody.
Scott Wayne Srnsky, 41, turned himself into law enforcement authorities in Thief River Falls before noon Wednesday, according to Pennington County Sheriff Ray Kuznia.
He will be held until his first court appearance July 9 in Thief River Falls.
A warrant had been issued by Minnesota State Patrol on charges of criminal vehicular homicide in the death of Jacob James Kasprowicz, 29, of Warren.
Srnsky allegedly told authorities the collision on May 26 near Thief River Falls was the result of playing a game of “chicken” with Kasprowicz.
The criminal complaint alleges Srnsky was driving while under the influence of methamphetamine when the head-on collision occurred.
A felony conviction of criminal vehicular homicide carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, a $20,000 fine, or both.
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THIEF RIVER FALLS - Authorities are searching for a Thief River Falls man who told police he killed his friend in a car crash resulting from a game of “chicken.”
A warrant has been issued for Scott Wayne Srnsky, 41, who is facing a felony charge of criminal vehicular homicide in the May 26 death of Jacob James Kasprowicz, 29, whose address was listed as Warren.
Srnsky had been arrested June 30 in Grand Forks, N.D., and booked into the Grand Forks County Correctional Center on a charge of driving under suspension/revocation. He posted bond and was released the same day, according to jail records.
A warrant was issued for Srnsky the next day in Minnesota’s Pennington County, according to court documents.
When Srnsky was arrested in Grand Forks, he was wearing a cast. When officers asked why he had a cast, he responded, according to the complaint, that he “was injured in a crash when he was playing chicken with a friend, and his friend died.”
The criminal complaint alleges that Srnsky was operating a vehicle in Pennington County on May 26 while under the influence of methamphetamine when the head-on collision occurred north of Thief River Falls.
The complaint alleges that Srnsky accelerated his vehicle, which crossed the center line and struck the oncoming Kasprowicz vehicle head-on. Kasprowicz died at the scene, according to the report.
A Minnesota State Patrol investigation, which included evaluations of black boxes located on both vehicles, revealed that Srnsky “accelerated at a high rate of RPMs” once he turned toward Kasprowicz.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension report stated, through examination of a blood sample, that Srnsky was under the influence of methamphetamine at the time of the crash.
A felony conviction of criminal vehicular homicide carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, a $20,000 fine, or both.
