COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- An October trial date is scheduled for a man accused in the death of a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper who crashed his vehicle during a chase.
The Columbia Daily Tribune reports (http://j.mp/29kiSXT) Serghei Comerzan is expected to go to trial Oct. 11 in the Aug. 28 death of Trooper James Bava, who was 25.
Comerzan faces several charges, including second-degree murder or an alternative of first-degree involuntary manslaughter. He's free on a $100,000 bond.
Authorities say Comerzan was traveling at 105 mph when the trooper tried to stop him on a highway in Audrain County in northeast Missouri. Bava's patrol car left the roadway, struck a ditch, fence and trees, and caught fire. The trooper's body was found near his burning vehicle.
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Information from: Columbia Daily Tribune, http://www.columbiatribune.com