The Region - News from April 10, 1987

The driver of a bus that plunged into the Walker River last May killing 21 elderly passengers from Santa Monica was bound over to Mono County Superior Court for trial. Ernst August Klimeck, 48, waived preliminary hearing before Bridgeport Justice Court Judge William Murano on 21 felony manslaughter counts, 21 misdemeanor manslaughter counts, and one count each of driving without proper licensing, driving left of a double yellow line and driving on the wrong side of the road. His Superior Court arraignment is scheduled May 4. Klimeck’s attorney, Robert Courtney, said he is involved in plea negotiations with prosecutors.