Heinrich Siemens: Info reveals meth-addled DAD drove truck into bus full of USW golfers, NOT son
Six University of Southwest student-athlete golfers were not killed by a 13-year-old boy in a fatal crash, according to new revelations, but by his father. In a shocking twist to the story, it has come to light that Heinrich Siemens, the father of 13-year-old Ricky Siemens, was behind the wheel during the fatal accident. In fact, Siemens was high on meth at the time of the crash.
The horrific crash occurred on March 15 in West Texas around 8.17 pm. The father was driving the family's Dodge truck when the front left tire, a spare, blew out. The vehicle subsequently hurtled down the road at a high speed, crossed the center line into oncoming traffic and crashed into the bus carrying eight University golfers and their coach. As many as nine people died in the accident, including the minor son, his father Siemens, college golfers Mauricio Sanchez, 19, Travis Garcia, 19, Jackson Zinn, 22, Karisa Raines, 21, Laci Stone, 18, and Tiago Sousa, 18 and their coach, Tyler James, who was driving the Ford van. It was initially suspected that the father let the minor boy drive the vehicle illegally, as Texas law requires motorists to be at least 15 years old to receive a provisional license.
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said after the tragedy that the minor was driving the pickup, but after a more thorough investigation, the board revised its story in a new preliminary report, suggesting that Heinrich Siemens, 38, was actually behind the wheels. Authorities tested his blood and found methamphetamine in it. However, they have not revealed how much of the drug was in his system and whether it would have affected his ability to drive. The NTSB said they used DNA to reach the new conclusion, TMZ reported.
Siemens has a history of legal troubles starting from as early as 2004. The Daily Mail obtained records from Gaines County, Texas, that revealed that the charges against Siemens include a DUI, theft, driving on a suspended license, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and failure to stop and render aid, and threatening bodily injury against a family member, which was his wife. He was facing two criminal charges at the time of his death that could have put him behind bars due to his previous criminal history.
Heinrich Siemens' crimes
Siemens was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against his late wife, Agatha Siemens, last October. According to court records, Siemens held "scissors against the neck of" his wife, "and did then and there use or exhibit a deadly weapon, namely scissors, which in the manner of their use and intended use were capable of causing death or serious bodily injury, during the commission of the assault." Siemens was also accused of "intentionally, and knowingly, and recklessly caused bodily injury to' the mother of his five kids, 'by burning [her] with a soldering torch." Siemens also had a Misdemeanor theft charge against him.
In 2004, Siemens was charged with aggravated assault and failing to stop and render. Court records say he intentionally drove his vehicle into Heater Michelle Stokes's car, knowingly causing bodily injury to her. He later pleaded guilty to the felony charge of failure to stop and render aid. However, the judge cut him a break and deferred his guilty plea at the sentencing. He was given a $1,000 fine and had to pay the victim $3600 in restitution. He also had to pay 200 hours of community service.
Siemens was arrested for a DUI in 20017 and pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge months later. He was subsequently fined $500, sentenced to 45 days in the county jail and given 24 hours of community service. Additionally, his driver's license was suspended for a year and given one-year probation.
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Siemens was charged with driving without a valid license in 2017 but the charges were eventually dismissed. Gaines County Sheriff Jail records reveal that in his most recent run-in with the law before his death, Siemens was arrested in February 10, 2022, for a theft a Class A Misdemeanor, but no criminal charges were filed on his latest arrest.