MANHATTAN – A Kansas man appeared in Riley County Court on Friday for a preliminary hearing in connection with a fatal pickup crash.

Joshua Mall, 39, Riley, was charged with 2nd-degree murder, reckless homicide under the circumstances that show indifference to human life, and the alternate charge of Involuntary Manslaughter DUI, according to Riley County Attorney Barry Disney.

On the night of October 5, 2015, Mall was the driver of a 2001 Ford Ranger traveling in the 2400 Block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard. He lost control of the vehicle at Northfield Road and collided with a 2013 Chevy Cruz.

Immediately following the initial impact the Ford left the roadway and collided with a tree.

A child in the Ford, Madilyn Mall, 6, Riley, was transported to Via Christi where she died.

According to testimony, officers found marijuana and half of a bottle of Kentucky Deluxe whiskey in the pickup.

Several glass bottles were also noted to be found in the vehicle at the crash site.

An officer with Riley County police also testified that the passenger airbag was disengaged at the time of the accident.