Driver Three Times Over Legal Limit Charged With DUI Manslaughter

November 6, 2014

An Escambia County man has been charged with DUI manslaughter for a blood alcohol level over three times the legal limit during a wreck that killed a woman.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 26-year old Michael Brian Nielson ran a light on Airport Boulevard at 11:30 a.m. on Airport Boulevard at I-110 on July 31. His 2007 Nissan Sentra collided with a Honda Accord drive by 55-year Maria Victoria Fontainilla of Pensacola. A passenger in that vehicle, 77-year old Ofelia Gonzalez Johnson passed away from her injuries on August 26.

The FHP said Nielson had a blood alcohol level of .283 at the time of the crash. He is being held in the Escambia County Jail without bond.

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6 Responses to “Driver Three Times Over Legal Limit Charged With DUI Manslaughter”

  1. perdido fisherman on November 7th, 2014 9:55 pm

    An alcoholic doesn’t care what time of day it is, they tend to drink from the time they wake up, until the time they go to bed. I know several who keep a beer or a bottle of liquor on thier night stand, just as a non drinker keeps a glass of water on thier night stand.

  2. Shawn on November 7th, 2014 5:25 am

    Wow…. He was that drunk at 11:30 in the morning on a Thursday?

  3. Mary on November 6th, 2014 9:57 pm

    A blood alcohol level of .283 explains the smirk on his face….he’s so drunk he should be comatose!

  4. mick on November 6th, 2014 5:11 am

    Gie him a lifetime of sobriety in prison…

  5. Michael on November 6th, 2014 3:02 am

    You would think he could have called a friend instead of getting behind the wheel, (bad decision man) the woman could be with her family for the holidays.

  6. Charlotte on November 6th, 2014 12:15 am

    The smirk on his face makes me want to slap it off. However, instead, I will pray this young man will get some type of help, cause it appears he needs it bad. A life was snuffed out, and my heart goes out to the family that had to endure the pain they went though when their loved one passed away because of someone that, for what ever reason, can’t stay away from the bottle. Bet he will now.