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<p>KINGSTON TWP. &#8212; An extremely drunken man who drove a pickup into Frances Slocum Lake in October was charged with vehicular homicide Friday for his passenger&#8217;s drowning death, authorities say.</p><p>Adolph George Rasmovicz, 55, of Larksville, was charged with causing the Oct. 10 accident that took the life of Drew A. Obsitos, 53, of Shavertown.</p><p>According to a criminal complaint:</p><p>A Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ranger responded to a call from a witness who said a GMC truck entered the boat launch parking lot and continued to drive through barriers before traveling down a 50-foot embankment and into the water.</p><p>Before rangers arrived at the scene, the witness said he grabbed a hammer from his car and jumped into the lake. He smashed out the truck&#8217;s rear window to free the vehicle&#8217;s occupants.</p><p>The witness said he pulled a man, later identified as Rasmovicz, out of the submerged vehicle and put him on his side. Asked if there was anyone else in the vehicle, Rasmovicz told rescuers: &#8220;My son, My son.&#8221;</p><p>The witness said he then broke the passenger-side window and pulled out another man, later identified as Obsitos, but he was unresponsive.</p><p>By that time, Trucksville firefighters arrived at the lake. Obsitos was moved to the shore because he was unconscious and not breathing, according to rangers. Rescue crews then moved Rasmovicz to shore, telling rangers he smelled like alcohol.</p><p>Kingston Township police asked Rasmovicz who was driving the vehicle. He replied, &#8220;I was.&#8221;</p><p>Both men were transported to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Obsitos was placed into a medically induced coma until Oct. 16, when he was removed from life support and succumbed to his injuries from the crash.</p><p>In a phone interview with a ranger, Rasmovicz said he had consumed a &#8220;pint of vodka&#8221; that day and Obsitos had a &#8220;pint of Jagermeister.&#8221;</p><p>Court records show the GMC truck was registered to Obsitos.</p><p>On Wednesday, Dr. Michael Yoder and Luzerne County Coroner Bill Lisman determined Obsitos died from complications due to drowning.</p><p>A search warrant served at Wilkes-Barre General for Rasmovicz&#8217;s blood toxicology reports revealed he had a blood-alcohol level of .304 percent. That&#8217;s almost four times the .08 driving limit.</p><p>Rasmovicz was arraigned by District Judge Brian James Tupper on charges of vehicular homicide, driving with a blood-alcohol level greater than .02 percent while having a suspended driver&#8217;s license, careless driving and causing a fatal accident while not properly licensed.</p><p>He was remanded to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $50,000 bail.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">This truck drove into Frances Slocum Lake in October, leading to the death of a Shavertown man who was a passenger. Authorities have now charged the driver with vehicular homicide. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/web1_Frances-Slocum-truck.cmyk_.jpg</photo0><caption0>This truck drove into Frances Slocum Lake in October, leading to the death of a Shavertown man who was a passenger. Authorities have now charged the driver with vehicular homicide. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Dan Stokes</p><p>dstokes@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Dan Stokes at 570-991-6389 or on Twitter @ByDanStokes</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Larksville man accused of vehicular homicide in October lake crash