WAUTOMA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A felony count of homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle has been filed in connection with a bus stop crash that killed a six-year-old girl.
Maryana Kranz was killed outside her Plainfield home February 10th while waiting to get on the bus. A pickup truck came up on the right side of the bus, hitting Maryana and her sister, 4.
Carl Mullenix, 76, was charged Monday with the felony count, along with a misdemeanor count of reckless driving. An initial appearance is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, court records show.
Mullenix had previously been issued four citations by the Waushara County Sheriff’s Dept.
Kranz’s family has also filed a civil wrongful death lawsuit against Mullenix.