OSKALOOSA, Iowa (KCRG) - On Friday, the jury heard from the driver of the hayride crash in the trial of David Heady.

Heady was in the passenger seat when the truck hit the ditch and faces 13 counts of child endangerment . The crash happened near What Cheer in October 2023.

At trial, Dan Brubaker , who was driving the truck, testified that some of the children were run over in the crash.

He also told attorneys both he and Heady were drinking during the hayride and he was driving the truck too fast.

But after the crash, neither Brubaker nor Heady called 911.

Police said the two lied to them about who was driving the truck.

“It was a traumatic event for me. I hated that it happened. Just trying to make sure that the kids got the help they needed,” Brubaker said.

Throughout the

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