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Updated: 12:11 AM Feb 6, 2009
Guilty Verdict In Hit-And-Run Trial
A jury convicts a man charged in connection with the hit and run death of a UK student.
Posted: 5:49 PM Feb 5, 2009 |
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A jury has convicted a man charged in connection with the hit and run death of a UK student.
The jury found Shannon House guilty of tampering with physical evidence and leaving the scene of an accident. He was found not guilty on a charge of marijuana possession.
Police say Shannon Houser's truck hit Connie Blount as she crossed the street near campus last April.
The jury recommended the maximum sentences; five years for the tampering with evidence charge and one year for fleeing the scene, and he'll be eligible for parole after nine months.
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Posted by: connsfriend
on Mar 19, 2009 at 05:19 PM
Dave- She wasnt killed instantly. They took her to the hospital and worked on her for 2 hours before it was determined they cound not sace her. Thanks for your hurtful words.
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Posted by: Dave
Location: Lexington
on Feb 9, 2009 at 12:40 PM
She was a beautiful smart girl and a terribly tragic loss of life, but she was drunk and playing in traffic. 9 out of 10 perfectly sober people would have accidentally ran over her passed out in the road wearing dark clothing on a dark rainy night. Whether he stopped or not wouldn't have changed the outcome, her drunk friend was there to assist her, and beside the point she was killed instantly. He did break the law by leaving the scene and he was appropriately found guilty and punished. Justice served, case closed, NEXT.
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Posted by: grumpy
on Feb 8, 2009 at 05:56 PM
This man should have stopped we cant blame the court system they gave him the sentence for what he was charged with we need to make a stricter penalty for this type of crime im really sorry for the girl and her family but else could the court do
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