Judge Gives Lower Sentence for Florida DUI Charges
After three years of waiting, sentencing has come through on a Florida DUI manslaughter case in Orlando. 23-year-old Malcom Barnes, a former UCF student, was charged with DUI and plead no contest in a November 20th hearing on an incident that occurred in October of 2006.
Three years ago, Barnes killed Andrew Brannon, a 19-year-old UCF student, upon impact of an accident that occurred while he was driving under the influence. The victim was driving a motorcycle and wearing a helmet, but Barnes hit him head-on while driving on the wrong side of Alafaya Trail between State Road 50 and University Boulevard close to UCF campus.
Barnes pled no contest for the DUI manslaughter charges. According to the first deputy arriving at the scene, Barnes hadn't been drinking; he was high from huffing the gas from inside an aerosol spray can. Two cans of spray duster and a can of cleaning spray were found in his vehicle.
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