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Cantonment Man Sentenced To Prison For DUI Pedestrian Hit And Run
April 5, 2024
A Cantonment man has been sentenced to state prison for a hit and run crash involving a pedestrian in Pensacola on March 23, 2023.
Sean James Young was adjudicated under a plea deal of failure to remain at a crash with severe bodily injury and DUI with serious bodily injury.
Judge John Simon sentenced him to 36 months in state prison followed by five years probation, and he was immediately remanded into custody following Monday’s hearing.
Young was involved in a hit and run pedestrian crash at East Garden Street and North Jefferson Street that left the victim with serious pelvic injuries, according to Pensacola Police. Young refused to submit to a breath alcohol test, but officers noted a strong smell on alcohol of his breath and obvious impairment.
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12 Responses to “Cantonment Man Sentenced To Prison For DUI Pedestrian Hit And Run”
So I was a witness to this. He is pretty wealthy look him up. This scum bag did not even slow down. 36 months is not long enough. This system is so corrupt
Maybe the “Rules of Evidence” played a role . Derek might be on to something .
Obviously this was a weak case! The violator had no legal right to refuse and blood should have been taken. With blood you would have a solid DUI case. As far as as the judge is concerned I’m sure he realized this was a weak case as well and accepted the State’s Plea deal!
Driving is a privilege…suspected dui should have no choice about a blood test..or breath alizer…
Who does this guy know?? He either knows somebody or the DA and the Judge got their pockets padded. If it walks, talks and looks like a duck ….
According to the Florida Sentencing Guidelines he “scored 114 sentence points”. That works out to 64.5 months. He got 36 months. I follow this kind of stuff and you hardly ever see prosecutors let DUI w/injuries defendants plea down their minimum sentence. They usually ask for more time. Maybe this guy has friends in high places.
Remember this Judges name when its time to vote and vote him out!
@Mic that is already the law regarding warranted blood samples.
3 years, 3 years ! Sounds like he had the judge in his pocket.
THAT STINKS!!! He deserves NO less than 10 years for DUI plus hit and run. Lackadaisical judges gives a rap on the knuckles and let’s them go with 3 years prison and 5 years probation!!! The judicial system is broken.
Wow! He got off easy.
If you drink, drive, run someone down, then flee… you deserve a decade minimum.
The law needs to be changed that if you refuse a breath test a judge can then warrant a blood test. Then everyone is sure you are drunk and driving.
Lazy DAs and weak Judges are how drunk hit and run convicts get three years in prison.