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Man Gets 15 Years For Molino Drunk Driving Death
April 5, 2008
Anthony Mattheiss (pictured left) of Cantonment was sentenced to just 15 years in prison for DUI manslaughter in connection with a May 15, 2007, crash south of Molino.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash on Highway 29 near Booth Lake Road occurred when a Mercedes driven by Mattheiss, 45, crashed into a Chevy at about 95 mph, killing 71 year old Charles Stanton of Cantonment. The posted speed limit in that area is 65 mph.
The FHP says Mattheiss blood alcohol level was 0.16, which is twice the legal limit in Florida.
A passenger in Mattheiss vehicle, Gary Cooper, and the driver of the Chevrolet, Eddie Evans, were also injured in the crash, according to the FHP. Cooper’s medical bills topped over three quarters of a million dollars.
Stanton was on his way home from playing bingo in Atmore about 10:00 that night. Mattheiss had just left Swanees lounge less than five miles to the south.
At his sentencing hearing Friday, Mattheiss reportedly told the courtroom that he was sorry.
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