A Myrtle Beach grand jury has indicted a local man on felony DUI and reckless homicide charges in relation to an accident occurring on May 11.
On the night of the accident, the local man hit two people on a motorcycle at the corner of Kings Highway and Wild Wood Dunes Trail. The man was driving a brand new Ford pickup truck. The motorcycle driver, Angelo Gonzalez, was killed in the accident. His girlfriend, Suzie Reader, was seriously injured in the crash.
The pickup truck driver made a left turn, cutting off the motorcycle and causing the crash. The truck driver fled the accident scene immediately, returning on foot later in the evening while police were still investigating the crash.
The man failed to inform the police that he had been involved in the accident. However, a witness who was still at the scene identified him as the driver of the pickup. The man admitted to having two or three drinks at a party earlier in the night.
The police administered a field sobriety test on the man, which he failed. His blood alcohol level was determined to be .15.
This is the second time this man has been involved in a fatal auto accident. Previously, he hit a 21-year-old college student as he was walking across the street. While he was never charged in that incident, the student’s family suspected he was drinking when he hit their son.
The family collected $25,000 in a personal injury lawsuit as a result of their son’s death in the auto accident.
If you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident in the Charlotte, North Carolina area, please contact the law office of Robert J. Dewey, P.A. today for an initial consultation.
