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Century Man Gets 10 Years In Prison For 2007 DUI Death Of His Brother
March 20, 2009
A Century man involved in a drunk driving accident that killed his brother in early 2007 has been found guilty of DUI manslaughter and sentenced to over 10 years in state prison.
John William Lance, 28, was sentenced to 10 years, four months and 24 days for DUI manslaughter in connection with the 2007 death of his brother, Jack Lance, 33 of Holt.
Jack Lance was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident on Highway 29 near Whirlpool Road south of Bluff Springs on February 28, 2007.
Circuit Judge Paul Rasmussen found Lance incompetent to stand trial in September of 2007 after the results of a psychological exam. That ruling was later overturned, finding Lance competent to stand trial. Lance refused a breath test at the Escambia County jail after the accident. He was taken to West Florida Hospital where a blood alcohol test was performed.
The Florida Highway Patrol says Lance was driving north on Highway 29 near Whirlpool Road when he lost control, overcorrected and hit an 18-wheel log truck. Jacky Lance was ejected from the 1992 Pontiac driven by his brother. Dylan Lance, John Lance’s four year old son, was transported from the scene by LifeFlight to Sacred Heart Hospital. His injures were minor. Another passenger, Michael Livingston, 19, was transported by ambulance to West Florida Hospital. Livingston was treated and released.
Ronnie Watson, the driver of the 18-wheeler, suffered minor injuries but was not transported to the hospital.
Lance is being held at the Bay Correctional Facility near Panama City.
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2 Responses to “Century Man Gets 10 Years In Prison For 2007 DUI Death Of His Brother”
no rehab, just punishment. he isnt punished enough is he? when are people going to start living with christian forgiveness and love instead of righteous indignation? i’d rather have mercy any day, wouldn’t you? and this is a “christian nation”, but let’s not help anyone…just punish.
God give the parents strenght to carriy on life, Me as a parent, can only fill the hurt and agervaction, to lo two (2) sons, The Lances still have something to think God for is that they did’nt lose both. As a mother all I could say is, it will take a lots of praying from you and friends to get you thr your lost, We tye to raise our childen to do the right things, but when they become adult that have mind of their own. so we should not fill guilty of anything, expectly if we didn’t give the alchol to them. we as parents should not have any negot things to say, just pray, because it could as well being our children in . we live and learn, that our children are no better than yours. Anything that are not clean in our eyes of our children, just we keep on living. So as parent it will reveal one day. (This comments can stand for correction.