Probable cause: Aurora woman says she took "several anti-psychotic drugs" before killing four motorcyclists

An Aurora woman told a Highway Patrol trooper she took "several anti-psychotic medications" less than three hours before she drove her vehicle across the center line of MO 39 Saturday morning and crashed into five motorcycles, killing four people and injuring six others.

The Lawrence County Prosecuting Attorney's office filed felony driving while intoxicated charges against Theresa Manetzke, 51. 

Manetzke was taken to Cox South Hospital, Springfield, with serious injuries. When she is released, she will be held without bond.

According to the Highway Patrol report, Manetzke, who was driving a 2016 Toyota Corolla, crossed the center line and struck the motorcycles, ejecting all drivers and passengers.

Killed in the accident were Kameron Hale, 28, Kadence Harris, 17, James R. Olmsted, 59, and Linda G. Anderson, 61, all of Aurora. Six others- a 16-year-old girl, Krista D. Trueblood, 30, Cody J. Zielinski, 35, Jessica E. Zielinski, 35, Darrell J. Trueblood, 37, Jesse W. Clinkingbeard, 54, all of Aurora, were flown to Springfield hospitals with serious injuries.

From the probable cause statement:

I arrived on scene and observed five damaged motorcycles, ten injured people lying in the ditch on the east side of the roadway. After rendering aid to injured personnel, I observed a maroon color Toyota Corolla with heavy front-end damage in the ditch on the west side of the roadway.

I contacted the driver of the Toyota Corolla, Theresa Manetzke.

Manetzke was sitting on the ground next to her vehicle. A medic approached me and said she checked Manetzke's blood sugar and said it was normal. Manetzke said she had taken several anti-psychotic medications at around 0900 hours before driving.

Manetzke performed field sobriety tests and I determined she was drug-impaired. I placed my right hand on her shoulder, told her she was under arrest and read her the Missouri Implied Consent, requesting an evidentiary blood sample.

Manetzke agreed to provide an evidentiary blood sample and I observed Mercy Emergency Medical Service personnel draw blood from Manetzke's left hand at the crash scene. Manetzke was transported to Cox Health in Monett by Mercy EMS before being airlifted to Cox South in Springfield.

(Photo- The photo that accompanies this post is being shared throughout social media since the accident.)