Monday, June 18, 2007
25 years jail for aggravated DUI death
A man convicted of aggravated DUI was sentenced today to 25 years in prison with 10 years suspended.
Jaison O. Harness, of Jackson, Miss. brushed away tears and sighed heavily throughout his relatives’ pleas for mercy to the judge.
Jurors agreed that Harness was driving drunk when he collided with a vehicle driven by Clyde Hampton, 51. Hampton later died at Baptist Medical Center from internal bleeding.
Harness’ blood-alcohol level was .11 about four hours after the crash. He denied that he had been drinking.
Harness was driving about 67 mph on a street with a speed limit of 40 mph, according to a Jackson police accident investigator. Hampton was driving about 35 mph.
Jaison O. Harness, of Jackson, Miss. brushed away tears and sighed heavily throughout his relatives’ pleas for mercy to the judge.
Jurors agreed that Harness was driving drunk when he collided with a vehicle driven by Clyde Hampton, 51. Hampton later died at Baptist Medical Center from internal bleeding.
Harness’ blood-alcohol level was .11 about four hours after the crash. He denied that he had been drinking.
Harness was driving about 67 mph on a street with a speed limit of 40 mph, according to a Jackson police accident investigator. Hampton was driving about 35 mph.
# posted by SanDiegoDUI @ 3:11 PM 
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