Bond denied for man accused of racing, causing crash that killed Serra Catholic cheerleader

PITTSBURGH — The man accused of racing and causing the crash that killed a 15-year-old Serra Catholic student in September will stay in jail until his trial.

A judge denied bond for William Soliday for the second time on Thursday.

Channel 11′s Gabriella DeLuca was the only reporter to hear from Samantha Kalkbrenner’s parents after a judge ordered her accused killer to stay locked up.

“How can you be selfish thinking about yourself, what you did to this child, all four kids involved? It’s just not right asking for you to be released,” Samantha’s mother Nenita Kalkbrenner said. “He’s asking for his freedom but nobody can tell me who can bring my daughter back.”

In Thursday’s bond hearing, Soliday’s attorney argued that his client isn’t receiving proper medical care to treat his injuries from the crash, would give up his driver’s license, and isn’t a harm to the community.

But we heard jail phone calls where you could hear Soliday talking poorly about the police on his case, and saying if he gets let out on bond, he’s not going back in.

“People are going to say some things that they ultimately regret, and knowing Bill as I know him now, he doesn’t mean what he said. He’s obviously going through a mental health crisis while incarcerated,” Soliday’s attorney Casey White said.

The Kalkbrenners had little sympathy.

“That said it all. What kind of person are you? You don’t believe in any justice, any police. That said it all,” Nenita Kalkbrenner said.

The judge also considered Soliday’s prior driving record — it was revealed he was charged with speeding and careless driving in the past.

A trial has been set for April 25, the day after Samantha’s 16th birthday.

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