A Mound City, Missouri man is due back in court next month after his first court appearance on charges stemming from a fatal traffic crash last Friday.

Robert Brandon is charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death June 17 of 75-year-old Russell Neiderhouse.  According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Brandon turned left along Route-N at Route-HH and hit Neiderhouse’s vehicle.

In court documents, a state trooper says Mr Brandon smelled of intoxicants and failed two field sobriety tests at the scene. As we reported earlier, a breath test revealed Brandon’s blood alcohol content was .129% about two hours after the crash.

Mr Neiderhouse was rushed by air ambulance to Mosaic Life Care, where he died from his injuries.

On Tuesday Brandon appeared before a Holt County Judge and entered a plea of not guilty.

The case is now scheduled for a setting hearing July 5. Brandon remains in custody. Bail remains at $75,000.