Mississippi Criminal and Family Law BlogA Calhoun County man is facing 33 years in prison for the DUI related death of a Dutch cyclist. Wendell Blount was under the influence of morphine when he struck and killed Esther Hageman. Take a further look at the article:
The vacationing journalist was hit by Blount’s SUV on the Natchez Trace near Houston, Miss., on April 22, 2009.
Blount testified that he had seen a cyclist in the distance, but was checking his vehicle’s mirrors when he hit Hageman from behind.
The case was in federal court because the Trace is federal property.
Source: http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20100424/NEWS/100424018
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