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No charges in Pella Walmart crash

March 2, 2017 By Matt Kelley

Three people died and one was injured when this truck crashed into the Pella Walmart store.

The man who drove a pickup through the entrance of a Walmart in Pella, killing three people, will not face charges. Marion County Attorney Ed Bull made the decision not to file charges, saying there’s no evidence 66-year-old Dennis Mockenhaupt’s actions were intentional or reckless.

Investigators said the Knoxville man had a medical condition that caused him to briefly lose consciousness, leading to the crash on December 1. Bull said toxicology tests found neither alcohol, nor drugs — legal or illegal, were a contributing factor in the accident.

A shopper, 76-year-old Ruth DeJong of Pella, was killed, along with two Walmart employees; 31-year-old Carrie Zugg of Leighton and 29-year-old Lindsey Rietveld of Bussey.

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