A Fairfield man is being charged in the May 2020 vehicular death of his girlfriend.

Court records show that 36-year-old Derrick Cook Maynard is charged with second-degree murder, a class B felony, in the death of 29-year-old Megan Reid. The Iowa State Patrol filed the charge on July 31st for an incident that occurred in Columbus Junction. Maynard was driving a 26’ U-Haul truck and Reid was driving a Chevrolet Cobalt south on 3rd Street at 7:56 p.m. May 18th, 2020 when Reid attempted to make a u-turn and Maynard struck her vehicle. Reid was airlifted to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and later died due to her injuries.

The criminal complaint states that Reid’s mother and the Fairfield Police Department indicated a tumultuous domestic relationship between Reid and Maynard. Data recovered from the U-Haul revealed that the truck’s accelerator pedal was fully depressed immediately prior to impacting Reid’s vehicle, and there was no manual braking applied as the truck struck the Cobalt at about 30 miles per hour. Maynard was arrested on August 2nd on a $250,000 cash-only bond. KCII will bring you more information as it becomes official.