 Mitchell James' News Forum Case No: 99-21136 Date of the Crime: November 29, 1999 Date of Conviction: December 8, 2000 Sentence: Life imprisonment for three counts of DUI manslaughter |
Mitchell Houston James, Jr.possibly Not-Guilty In Florida
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Location of the Accident: Bruce B. Downs Blvd/ Fletcher Ave., in Tampa, Florida On November 29, 1999, I was on my cell phone talking to my fiancee driving west bound on Fletcher Avenue. I drove around an ambulance that turned right in front of me coming from the hospital parking lot. My light turned green. I hung up my cell phone, looked at the time on my phone and put it down. It was precisely 1:15 A.M. I looked to my right as I approached the dark intersection. I noticed a single signal flying toward me and slamed on my brakes. The next thing I knew after that is, I had gotten into an accident and was in a lot of pain. Four college students, high and under the influence of narcotics, drove without head lights. The driver, Leanna D. (19), of the car had only been licensed for two months and was speeding without her prescribed lenses, when she ran the red light on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. I collided with her. Her and Majid T. died instantly. Jaclyn A. (18) died in the hospital. David S. (20) was injured but survived. According to the Tampa Tribune article "Traffic accident kills 3 students, stunning USF" by Sean Lengell of November 30, 1999, David had told his mother, he was the only one wearing a seat belt. A sheriff's report, however, states all four students were wearing seat belts. The same article states, "Friends said they were surprised that [Majid (his aunt, Tami Sbar, was a Florida State Assistant Attorney)], who is from Morocco, left his room at Fontana Hall early Monday because he had the flu", and that "[Jaclyn], a freshman from Shrub Oak, N.Y., was recuperating Sunday at her dorm, Gamma Hall, after minor injuries in a car crash last week, friends said." |
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