Duval County Women Convicted of DUI Manslaughter

A women who killed a man driving under the influence was sentenced today to 15 years.

Della Foss, 47, was on combination of many drugs including Ambien, Xanax and Cocaine when she drove her car off the road in June 2008 and killed Mr. Sewell as he walked to work along the Trout River Bridge.

“I didn’t know Mr. Sewell, but I do know that there’s a hole in your family that can never be filled,” Foss said while crying. “For that, I want to tell you how sorry I am for what happened.”

Richard Davis, who’s engaged to Foss, said the system failed his fianceé.

“We’re very disappointed in the public defender’s office,” Davis said. “We have no belief that there’s any such thing as a fair trial in Duval County without money.”

It is believed this is the first case in the state of Florida in which someone has been convicted of DUI manslaughter due in part to Ambien.

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