Truck driver plea deal frustrates parents after teenage son dies in crash

On July 26, 2023, Will Ensley was killed while on his way to swim practice after a dump truck driven by Darrin Boomershine, of Independence, struck his vehicle, causing a chain reaction crash involving nine other vehicles. Ensley was rushed to a nearby location. hospital, where he died.

“Boomershine is charged with vehicular homicide, no vehicle registration and violation of motor carrier safety rules and regulations, all felonies. He previously pleaded not guilty to the vehicular homicide charge in December 2023.

“His case is scheduled for a plea hearing on November 18 in Johnson County District Court.

“Randall and Sharon Ensley, Will’s parents, have expressed their frustration with the legal process, from Boomershine’s sentence to the response from the DA’s office.

“It will most likely result in a settlement,” Randall said. “They’ve been talking about that for ten to eleven months now.”

He added: ‘That’s difficult because we didn’t feel that the maximum sentence he could receive was enough and that any settlement will be less, much less.’