ORIG / 09-29-14 / Joe Kline / The Bulletin Items left at the scene of a fatal accident on Highway 97 northbound between Redmond and Bend.

A 32-year-old Redmond man was arraigned Monday on several charges following a Friday night single-vehicle crash that left his 7-year-old stepdaughter dead and four other girls injured, including his 14-year-old daughter.

William Wayne Fix appeared by video from the Deschutes County jail to face charges of second-degree manslaughter, three counts of third-degree assault, one count of fourth-degree assault and driving under the influence of intoxicants.

Fix’s bail was set at $500,000 and he will appear in court Monday for a possible grand jury indictment on the charges.

Fix would have to post $50,000 to be released on bail. The Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office asked that he be required by the court to not consume alcohol if released or be allowed to go to bars or taverns and not to contact the four injured girls.

The crash occurred at about 7:17 p.m. 5 miles north of Bend on U.S. Highway 97, according to Oregon State Police. Fix lost control of his 1997 Chevrolet Suburban and struck a rock embankment, state police said. The vehicle came to a rest on its side. Phoenix Marie Price, of Redmond, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Debora Shuping, a stepgrandmother of Price, said the family is appreciative of the community’s support, but asked Monday for the crash site to not become a memorial. By Monday afternoon, a wreath and a couple of stuffed animals had been placed at the site.

“The family and the kids have to go by there all the time and they’re just having a hard time, and they would rather not have people memorialize the place,” Shuping said.

Price was a second-grade student at Lynch Elementary in Redmond. A crisis response team was made available at the school on Monday and offered counseling for students and teachers.

Naomi Spansel, 14, and Olivia Jeanes, 10, both of Redmond, were critically injured in the crash. They were taken to St. Charles Bend and then transferred to Portland-area hospitals.

Spansel’s family released a statement Monday thanking the community for their prayers, words of encouragement and support.

“Naomi’s family is thankful for the nurse at the scene, the team from St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, the ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) team and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit nurses at Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel and the Ronald McDonald House,” the statement said.

Fix’s daughter, Valon Fix, 14, and Izzabella Robbins, 7, were taken to St. Charles Redmond following the crash and were released after being treated for serious and minor injuries.

— Reporter: 541-617-7820, tshorack@bendbulletin.com