Grand jury indicts two in fatal crash

A Boulder County grand jury has indicted a 26-year-old Longmont man and his mother in connection with a 2007 single-vehicle crash that killed one person and seriously injured five others.

Noah Ray Thomas and Mary Melissa McLarty, 47, were arrested Wednesday and remain in the Boulder County Jail. Thomas faces one count of vehicular homicide and five counts of vehicular assault. McLarty faces four counts of accessory to a crime.

According to the indictments, Thomas was driving seven passengers in a 1989 Chevrolet Blazer about 2 a.m. June 15, 2007, after a night of drinking at A Bit of Billiards Sports Bar & Grill, 700 Ken Pratt Blvd. in Longmont.

Thomas, who several witnesses said was drunk when he left the bar, is suspected of crashing the Blazer near the intersection of Monarch Road and U.S. 287.

The roof of the vehicle was crushed, the top covering the rear of the Blazer was sheared off and three male passengers were ejected, the indictment said.

Jeffrey Turner, 25, of Longmont, suffered massive head trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the indictment. The other passengers suffered significant injuries .

Thomas — who suffered a head injury and broken bones — left the injured passengers at the scene and walked home with his brother, who also was in the vehicle , according to the indictment.