TROY, Mo. (AP) _ A 33-year-old Troy man has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the drunken-driving death of a 9-year-old boy.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Randolph S. James was found guilty Wednesday by a judge in Lincoln County Circuit Court after a two-day trial. He also was convicted of three counts of second-degree assault and four misdemeanor driving offenses in the November 2012 wreck.
Police say James was driving a 1997 Ford Ranger the night before Thanksgiving when he crossed the center line on Missouri Highway 47 and hit a 1997 Mercury Sable occupied by four Winfield residents. Nine-year-old David Simpson died.
James’ blood alcohol content was 0.16 more than two hours after the crash. That’s double the legal limit in Missouri.
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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com