Even after a federal agency deemed him an âimminent hazardâ and banned him from interstate driving, the truck driver who plowed into a Mesa home â killing one resident and sending two others to the hospital â has not been charged with any crimes.
Todd Welliver and his fiancee, Ginger Mcdonald, were sitting in the garage of their Mesa home, talking about an upcoming vacation.
It was New Yearâs Eve. Instead of going out on the town, they decided to stay in â and stay safe. So, they thought.
âWe were going to go out to dinner with a friend, but we canceled and were just hanging out at the house,â Mcdonald said.
A semi just went through my house : 911 calls reveal moments after New Year s Eve crash
The semi-truck crashed into an East Valley home with 10 people inside. One man died from his injuries. Author: Michael Doudna Updated: 11:12 PM MST February 17, 2021
MESA, Ariz. Todd Welliver was supposed to get married.
The 50-year-old was spending New Year s Eve with friends and fiancee, Ginger McDonald, when a semi-truck tore through an east Mesa home. In the blink of an eye, he was gone, McDonald said. 911, please, a semi just went through my house. I don’t know if somebody is hurt, was what the caller said on the night of the accident, as she searched for other survivors of the crash.