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Virginia man facing manslaughter and DUI charges in driving death
Posted on Jan 31, 2009
Warrants were issued last week for a Virginia man in connection with an automobile accident that took the life of a 48 year old firefighter / paramedic. The suspect, Michael Eugene Garner Jr, 39, faces charges of aggravated involuntary manslaughter, driving under the influence, and driving on a suspended license. This is Garner’s second DUI in the last 10 years, with a third received in 1996.
The fatal crash took place on January 28, 2009 when the suspect on highway I-81 near Bristol, Virginia. Garner was driving the wrong way on I-81.
This isn’t the first time Garner has been in trouble for traffic related offenses. According to court records, his driving history includes two prior DUI convictions and multiple convictions for improper driving and related violations dating all the way back to 1994.
Strangely, this was the third report in recent months of drivers headed the wrong way on I-81 in the Bristol, Virginia region. One of the sheriffs involved in the recent case noted that in California there are wrong-way spikes in the road to prevent motorists from heading the wrong way on a highway. However, spikes are not used in Virginia and some view them as unconstitutional.
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