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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Huffing Driver Crushes Man Up Against Market Wall

From the Dothan Eagle in Alabama:

In 2007, Larry Downing, a 60 year old man was struck and killed by a car in a grocery store parking lot. His family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the market, the city, and the 27 year-old female driver who hit him.

The driver was allegedly under the influence of an inhalant when she hit him,“crushing him up against the wall of the market.” She pled guilty and was sentenced to serve 25 years in prison.

The suit contends that the police should have arrested the driver earlier that evening after a minor traffic incident. Instead, she was released and ended up killing Mr. Downing a short while later. The suit was scheduled for trial next week but a continuance was granted. It has now been rescheduled for April 5th.

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