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Manslaughter Bond Revoked For Man In Flomaton Crash
April 24, 2009
Bond has been revoked for George Wesley Hauer, the man involved in a serious Flomaton crash about a month ago while he was free on manslaughter charges for the deaths of an Atmore couple in another Highway 31 accident.
Hauer, 61, of Old Atmore Road, Flomaton, was booked back into the Baldwin County Jail Thursday. He is now being held without bond on the manslaughter charge.
Authorities say Hauer was involved in an accident that injured a family of four on March 22 on Highway 31 east of Flomaton. At the time of the accident, he had been out on a bond for only about two weeks after being charged with manslaughter in Baldwin County for a 2007 wreck that killed an Atmore couple.
“Driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle is a violation of the conditions of the defendant’s bond,” according to the motion filed by Baldwin County Assistant District Attorney Matt Simpson.
In the March 20, 2007, wreck, Dwight Eugene Nichols, 74, and his wife Wilma Ellavan Nichols, 77, of Atmore were traveling south in a Mercedes E320 on Highway 31 near Perdido, when they collided with a northbound sports utility vehicle driven by Hauer, according to Alabama State Troopers. Both Nichols died a short time later at an area hospital.
The March 22 Flomaton accident happened just after 4:00 p.m. on Highway 31 at Old Fannie Road. Two people were transported to Pensacola by two different LifeFlight helicopters, one to Sacred Heart Hospital and one to Baptist Hospital.
Officials say the car, driven by David Smith of Flomaton collided with a truck driven Hauer. Smith was transported to Baptist Hospital by ambulance were he was treated for a broken jaw.
Hauer was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital by LifeFlight in serious condition but was soon released from the hospital.
Leigh Smith, a passenger in the car hit by Hauer, was transported by LifeFlight to Baptist Hospital in critical condition. Another passenger in the car, Samantha Bryant, a senior at Flomaton High School, was transported to Baptist Hospital in Pensacola with non life threatening injuries. Passenger Curtis Byrant refused treatment the scene. Relatives tell us that Curtis Bryant suffered a broken wrist in the accident, and Samantha Bryant suffered just minor injuries. Leigh Smith was hospitalized for a lengthy time with broken ribs, a broken shoulder and a broken knee.
Click here for a photo gallery from the accident scene.
Pictured top: The Smith family vehicle that was involved in a March 22 accident with George Wesley Hauer. Pictured below: Haeur’s truck. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
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2 Responses to “Manslaughter Bond Revoked For Man In Flomaton Crash”
thank you for the update, william! and thank you for following this story on my mom, dad, brother, and i. my family is doing much better but i am glad to know that he isnt going to get away with this. idk what he was thinking that day but i do know that i serve an awesome GOD that was watching over my family.
Great update, people were wondering the outcome of Mr Hauer. I am glad to see his actions did not go unnoticed. As of now healing for the Smith family is going well. I just wished we knew WHY he was driving that day. And the details of the Trooper’s report of WHAT was the major factors that caused the wreck. Those questions would put a lot of minds to ease.