William Howard Baker will stand trial for the August 2014 vehicular deaths of a Reno County couple in Great Bend, 20th Judicial District Magistrate Judge Don Alvord ruled following Baker’s preliminary hearing Wednesday afternoon.Shawn Schellenger, 27, and his wife Danielle Schellenger, 33, where riding a motorcycle on Aug. 16, 2014, when the trailer Baker was towing came loose from his pickup and crossed into their lane on West 10th Street. Both died as a result of injuries sustained in the accident.Baker, 60, of Great Bend, is charged with two felony counts of involuntary manslaughter, along with four traffic infractions.Alvord found probable cause for the allegation that Baker was reckless in his hauling of the trailer. He said testimony and evidence showed he knew there was no safety chain attached, that Kansas law requires such a chain and that he knew the trailer was not in the best condition.
Man whose trailer struck motorcycle to stand trial for manslaughter