(KNZA)--Charges have been filed in connection with a fatal wreck Friday in northwest Missouri that claimed the life of an Oregon, Missouri man.

64-year-old Mound City resident Robert Brandon is make his first appearance in a Holt County courtroom Tuesday afternoon on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the first degree.

The Missouri Highway Patrol says Brandon was driving a SUV on State Route N north of Mound City late Friday morning when he attempted to make a left hand turn and struck a car driven by 75-year-old Russell Neiderhouse.

Neiderhouse was flown to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph where he was pronounced dead.  Brandon was treated at the scene at transported to the Holt County Sheriff’s office.

Authorities allege Brandon was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.

He remains in the Holt County Jail on a $75,000 bond.