A Bloomingdale man accused of causing a June 2014 accident that killed a 4-year-old boy has asked for a bench trial in his case.

Robert Kenneth Waugh waived a trial by jury March 3 in front of Judge John R. Turner, opting instead for a bench trial. Waugh is charged with two counts of homicide by vehicle, two counts of serious injury by vehicle, one count of driving under the influence, one count of driving under the influence-less safe, one count of reckless driving, one count of failure to maintain lane and one count of driving without a license.
If convicted, Waugh faces a maximum of 60 years in prison.

Waugh is accused of driving a Jeep Liberty that crossed the center line on Highway 17 and struck a car driven by Adrianna Flowers. Flowers’ son Owen Rivers, 4, was killed in the crash. Flowers broke her right and left femurs and her right knee.

Waugh also was injured in the accident and was flown to Memorial University Health Center. He was arrested Nov. 12, 2014, and a grand jury indicted him in January 2015.