Driver in Missouri Baptist University Student Manslaughter Case Out On Bail
Dale Kawamura is due in St. Louis County Court later this month.
A California man accused of manslaughter in the crash that killed Missouri Baptist University freshman Clayton Pfeiffer, will have his case back in a St. Louis County Circuit courtroom August 30. Dale Kawamura, 36, surrendered July 11 in California and posted bond July 12. Bail was reduced from $75,000 to $50,000 according to cast.net records, and he posted $2,500 cash. Prosecutors first filed charges against the Oakland, CA man June 13. Two weeks ago, on July 26, Kawamura's lawyer made a motion to supress all admissions, confessions, and physical evidence in the case. The out-of-state arrest stems from a February 21 fatal head-on crash with Pfeiffer's car on Olive Boulevard in Chesterfield near Creve Coeur Mill Road. Police said Kawamura …
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Gregg Palermo
11:03 am on Thursday, June 21, 2012
Police have confirmed Thursday morning that Kawamura is not in custody, and that St. Louis County Police Fugitive Section will be responsible for his apprehension and arrest. more ›