A south central Iowa man charged in connection with a fatal crash involving an Audubon resident last year, has been arrested in North Dakota. The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday, 56-year-old Kendall Lee Ware, of Lineville, was arrested Wednesday in Minot, North Dakota on an Audubon County warrant charging him with vehicular homicide and serious injury by vehicle.

The charges again him stem from an October 19th, 2011 accident that resulted in the death of 17-year-old Kristopher Crawley of Audubon, and serious injuries to 22-year-old Jason Robert Rattenborg, also of Audubon.  The accident occurred on Highway 71 just north of Brayton.  Ware fled the area following the incident.

A warrant was issued on June 29th, 2012, following an extensive investigation into the crash.  The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office requested and received assistance from the U.S. Marshalls Service in conducting the arrest. Ware is currently being held in the Ward County Jail in Minot, North Dakota, and is awaiting extradition back to Iowa.

The Iowa State Patrol also assisted in the investigation of the accident.