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A middle-school teacher pleaded guilty to a number of charges resulting from a drunk driving crash that killed one woman and injured two other people.
The teacher, 28 year old Ronald K. Sharpe, was under the influence of alcohol and marijuana when he his Toyota Camry crossed three lanes of traffic and ended up in oncoming traffic where he hit the driver’s side door of another vehicle.
The driver of the other vehicle, Alexandria Calamia, 19, was killed when her car spun out of control as a result of the collision and hit a tree. A passenger in the car, Brandon Wise, suffered fractures and a brain hemorrhage that later lead to memory loss and cognitive problems. Another passenger, Heather Lee, suffered minor injuries in the crash.
Sharpe’s car also hit a tree, but when police arrived at the scene of the accident he was out of the vehicle and walking around. Sharpe admitted to officers that he had been at a nightclub where he had consumed several beers. Police reported that he smelled like alcohol and cannabis.
Police were unable to give Sharpe a breath alcohol test at the scene of the accident because of a cut on his lip, so they transported him to the hospital for blood tests. Hospital tests showed that Sharpe had a BAC of 0.08 and revealed that Sharpe had been smoking marijuana that night.
The public relations coordinator for the Norfolk public schools stated that Sharpe will be fired from his job as a gym teacher at Azalea Gardens Middle School now that he has been found guilty.
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