Man Pleads Guilty to DUI Manslaughter
Posted on May 7, 2011 8:10pm PDT
A man in the Boynton Beach, Florida area has reportedly pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter and more as the result of a wrong-way accident. According to reports, the man was driving one the wrong side of the highway after he made a U-turn into another lane. He was reportedly in the way of a number of vehicles which led to a truck swerving out of the way and off the right shoulder. The truck then rolled over a number of times and ejected some of the passengers. One person was killed and two were injured. The man is now facing at least four years in prison for the charge.
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