Carl Sidney Galm, 58, of Lake Hills, Texas, was taken into custody Wednesday, charged with three counts of manslaughter in connection with the Oct. 29, 2024, fatal head-on collision on Texas 46 that killed three Pipe Creek family members.
Kendall County Sheriff Al Auxier Wednesday confirmed Galm's presence in the Kendall County Detention Center.
According to the report, Galm was driving his 2022 Ford F-250 westbound on Texas 46 at about 7:45 p.m. Oct. 29 when he attempted to pass a vehicle on a hill, on a blind curve in a no-passing zone in the 7600 block, about five miles west of Boerne.
Galm's truck collided head-on with a 2015 Toyota Corolla driven by Roger Waid, 50, of Pipe Creek, Texas. The collision killed Waid, his wife, 53-year-old Patricia Waid, and 14-year-old daughter, Blake Lynn Waid. Texas Highway Patrol officers declared all three dead at the scene.
Galm is likely to face vehicular manslaughter charges. Bond was set at $75,000, $25,000 for each count.
"The report indicated speed was a factor to the severity of the crash," DPS officers stated.
Force of the impact pushed the Waid vehicle, traveling east at speed limit, backward and into a fenceline along the roadside. Galm's truck flipped, rolling over once, before landing upright and facing east, in the direction he had come.
EMS took Galm from the scene to a hospital in the region.
A gofundme page set up for surviving family members, son Barrett and daughter Brooke, raised $111,837.
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