Overview

• An arrest warrant affidavit shows Talley’s accelerator was fully depressed in the final 1.5 seconds before his truck crossed the center divider.
• DPS says his 2018 Ram pulling a livestock trailer veered into southbound lanes on US 281, striking a Chevy Malibu and overturning a Mercedes SUV carrying five longtime friends.
• Kody Lane Talley, 37, is held on $1 million bond and faces five counts of manslaughter along with charges for wrong-way driving, improper license class and missing ignition interlock.
• Troopers report Talley abandoned his truck at the scene, refused medical treatment, was not tested for drugs or alcohol and later surrendered to authorities.
• Funerals for the victims are underway as DPS continues its investigation and families set up roadside memorials and GoFundMe campaigns to cover expenses.