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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Family of Teen Killed By Drunk Driver Plead For Justice


The family of West Virginian 17-year-old James Fletcher asked the judge for justice in the sentencing of Merle Stanley Johnson, who was driving under the influence when he killed the teen in 2012.
James’ mother and sister spoke at the sentencing, expressing the grief and sadness they still feel over their loss. Sixty-six-year-old Johnson was found guilty of driving under the influence in November 2013 and was sentenced to 2 to 10 years in prison for the death of Fletcher. The accident that killed the teen also severely injured Johnson, who apologized to Fletcher’s family at the sentencing and stated that he thinks about the victim every day.
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