A Trimble man indicted by a Cullman County grand jury on a murder charge in connection with a head-on collision that killed a Cullman High student has been released from jail.

Bradford Neal Meeks, 27, posted a $150,000 bond and was released from the Cullman County Detention Center after he was arrested Tuesday.

A grand jury returned an indictment against Meeks on charges of reckless murder, DUI, unsafe lane change, driving on the wrong side of the road, violating the state’s open container law and third-degree assault.

Curtis Wilson, 15, was in the front passenger’s seat at the time of the fatal May 7 crash that also injured his mother, who was driving, and Meeks, who was driving the other vehicle.

His mother, Ashley Wilson, has filed a lawsuit alleging wrongful death and negligent/wanton conduct against Meeks. Cullman attorneys Johnny Berry and Brandon Little are representing Meeks in the civil suit for “any and all issues relating to discovery issues in the ongoing investigation and possible criminal charges,” according to a joint motion filed in July.

It’s not clear who is representing Meeks in the criminal matter or when the grand jury issued the indictment since the Cullman County Circuit Clerk’s Office has as of yet not made the court records publicly available.

Meeks sustained serious injury and was flown to UAB; Ashley Wilson was treated at Cullman Regional and released. Alabama State Troopers said both Wilsons were wearing seat belts, but Meeks was not when the wreck happened near Van’s Sporting Goods on County Road 222.

As an adult, Meeks has a lengthy criminal record dating back to 2007, most of which involves drug offenses and moving violations. He took a plea deal in 2016 where he was convicted of a misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment after originally being charged with attempted murder, a felony.

That charge stemmed from a 2015 incident in which Meeks allegedly shot an arrow at a Cullman County Sheriff’s deputy inside his patrol vehicle.