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    Recent Posts in DUI Manslaughter Category

    December 21, 2009

    Hillsborough County Teen Sentenced To Five Years In Prison In DUI Manslaughter Case

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    David Holdsworth pled guilty earlier this month to DUI manslaughter stemming from a February 2008 accident. The 19-year-old had a blood-alcohol level of 0.136 when he was driving 40 MPH over the speed limit and crashed into another car killing the driver.

    Holdsworth was sentenced this past Friday by a Hillsborough County judge to five years in prison and 10 years probation following his release. He pled guilty to causing the death of 32-year-old Samuel Garcia when he lost control of his car. The Apollo Beach teen was driving 75 MPH in a 35 MPH zone at the time of the accident.…

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    December 2, 2009

    Man Who Avoided Jail On DUI Manslaughter Conviction Arrested On Another DUI Charge

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    Donald Hancock was convicted of killing his wife Irene in a 1997 accident that was attributed to drunk driving. The DUI manslaughter conviction could have carried a sentence of as many as 17 years but the family of the victim pleaded that Hancock get a second chance and the judge seemed to agree with a sentence that did not include jail. Now according to a story on TampaBay.com Hancock has once again been arrested and charged with driving under the influence and possibly violating his DUI probation.

    Police report stopping Hancock around 3:00 a.m. after he made a U-turn on a red flashing light without stopping.…

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    December 1, 2009

    Twenty-Year-Old Spring Hill Man Charged With DUI Manslaughter Following A December Accident

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    Mitchell Vilet was charged with DUI manslaughter this week for his role in a car crash that killed Troy Schultz in December. According to TampaBay.com Vilet was arrested Wednesday night and his bail was set at $15,000.  Vilet is also facing a lawsuit filed by one of Schultz’s relatives.

    According to the Florida Highway Patrol Vilet’s 1994 Ford crossed a paved median on U.S. 19 and entered into the path of Shultz’s 1998 Kia SUV. The accident took place at 3:30 a.m. and Vilet left the scene of the accident but he left his blood behind. FHP tracked down Vilet later at a convenience store located near the accident scene. …

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    November 25, 2009

    Nearly Three Years After Crash, Tampa Man Charged With DUI Manslaughter

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    A 21-year-old Tampa man has been charged with DUI manslaughter nearly three years following a Jackson County crash according to a story on newsherald.com. Adam Jablonski was 19-years-old when he crossed into the southbound lane on County 167 in Marianna and hit 69-year-old William Barnes head-on. Barnes was not wearing his seat belt and died due to the collision.

    The case was lingering for years in the Jackson County State Attorney’s office but earlier this month the state attorney did file DUI manslaughter charges. State Attorney Glenn Hess said there were a dozen or so homicide cases he needed to deal with before moving on to other pending cases.…

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    November 24, 2009

    Almost A Year After 16-Year-Old’s Death Florida Man Charged With DUI Manslaughter

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    Just over a year ago 16-year-old Jenna Moran was driving home from her first day of junior year at Central High School in Spring Hill, Florida. She was a new driver and preferred to stay off main roads. That decision unfortunately cost the young woman her life when the Florida Highway Patrol reported she was struck by an oncoming pick-up truck. According to Hernando Today, almost a year to the day after the fatal crash, 39-year-old William Brooks, Jr. has been charged with DUI manslaughter.

    Brooks, already serving time in prison on a domestic-related charge of aggravated assault, has been served with a warrant for DUI manslaughter.…

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