BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. ( WKRG ) — An Orange Beach man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in the drunk driving crash that killed Mount Vernon police officer Ivan Lopez in August 2022.
33-year-old Tyler Henderson entered a plea of guilty to manslaughter on Monday morning.
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Prosecutors said Henderson’s blood alcohol level was almost three times the legal limit when he ran a stop sign at the intersection of County Road 36 and Highway 59 in Summerdale, colliding with Lopez’s police cruiser.
Lopez was killed instantly.
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A passenger in Henderson’s truck was also injured in the crash.
Henderson was originally charged with murder.
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