Man Pleads Guilty to DUI Manslaughter, Avoids Vehicular Manslaughter Charge
Man Pleads Guilty to Killing St. Johns County Deputy
A Jacksonville man has pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter in a crash that left a St. John’s County deputy dead.
The defendant entered his plea Monday. The 27-year-old faces up to 15 years in prison at his sentencing next month. In exchange for the manslaughter plea, prosecutors agreed to not pursue a vehicular homicide charge.
Authorities say Deputy James Louis Anderson Jr. was headed to work in his patrol car in January when the defendant- who was driving in the wrong direction on a state highway – crashed head-on into the deputy. Anderson died shortly after the crash.
A blood test showed the suspect to have a blood-alcohol level of 0.158 percent, almost double the legal limit.
On occasion pleading guilty to lessen the charge as this man did is a good idea, but rarely. Because of how difficult it is to prove DUI manslaughter or vehicular homicide it’s almost always worth it to fight the charge.
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