Man arrested on Felony DWI, killing of another person, related to Anderson, Mo. fatal head-on crash

McDONALD COUNTY, Mo. — Saturday August 20, 2022 the Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated a fatal crash on MO-59 within the Anderson city limits. Troopers determined the surviving driver Vincent Castro, 25, was intoxicated. He was arrested but released for medical treatment.

| RELATED >> Anderson, Mo. man killed in head-on crash, surviving driver arrested for DWI 

Now after recovery at an area hospital Castro has been arrested.

McDonald County Prosecuting Attorney Maleia Cheney filed charges of:

  • DWI Resulting in the Death of Another
  • C&I Driving
  • No valid DL
  • Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Insurance

He is currently being held at the McDonald County Jail on a $500,000 cash-only bond.

Charges are related to a fatal traffic crash that killed David Cunningham, 65, of Anderson. Cunningham, a lifelong area resident, was driving to work that Saturday morning.

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