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Escambia Man Charged With DUI Manslaughter
October 27, 2011
An Escambia County man has been charged with DUI manslaughter in connection with a September crash.
The Florida Highway Patrol says Larry C. Johnson, 57, was traveling northbound in the southbound lane of Blue Angel Parkway in a 1995 Saturn at 9:35 p.m. on September 26 when he crashed head-on into a 2006 Land Rover driven by Tanieka Wilson, 29, of Hoover, Alabama. Wilson received minor injuries in the crash, while Johnson was transported to Baptist Hospital in critical condition.
Larry Johnson’s passenger, 54-year old Kenneth L. Johnson of West Palm Beach, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Florida High Patrol said Larry Johnson had a blood alcohol level of .293 at the time of the crash. Johnson surrendered and was booked into the Escambia County Jail on Wednesday morning, October 26. He was being held without bond.
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