A man accused of causing a crash that killed two people on Christmas was arrested Wednesday. Mickgomery Hisey, 26, of 153 EMS D24 Lane, Syracuse, was charged with two felony counts of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and causing a death. According to a news release from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, police took Hisey into custody after he was released from a medical facility. He is in Kosciusko County Jail on a 48-hour prosecutorial hold. His bond is set at $10,250. Law enforcement has not released the results of the chemical test performed on Hisey after the crash. The charges result from a crash south of Syracuse that claimed the life of Kim Conrad, 61, and her adult son, Stephen Conrad II, 32, of Phoenix, Ariz., who was home visiting for the holidays. Police say Hisey was speeding in the area known as “Crazy Corners” at the intersection of Syracuse–Webster Road and CR 1200N and collided “virtually head-on” with a car driven by Kim Conrad’s husband, Stephen T. Conrad, 67, Syracuse. According to witness statements collected by police, Hisey had begun passing a vehicle on the crest of a hill just east of the intersection. Hisey’s vehicle entered the intersection, striking the 2016 Pontiac driven by the elder Conrad. There are stop signs limiting travel in all directions at the intersection. The elder Conrad, and Hisey’s passenger, Brody Jordan, 23, Syracuse, were taken to the hospital with injuries following the crash and have since been discharged. Hisey was taken to Parkview Hospital after the crash. Sgt. Chad Hill, public information officer for the KCSD, said the department doesn’t arrest suspects until after they are released from the hospital to prevent the county from paying medical bills.
