JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville family is mourning the loss of a U.S. Army veteran and father of two, killed last week when a drunk driver struck his vehicle on Interstate 295.
Caleb Suit, who served two tours in Afghanistan, was driving home from his job as an engineer at Blue Origin near Daytona on the night of June 3rd when a BMW driven by 28-year-old Christian Sotolongo slammed into his white Ford Focus northbound on I-295, just before the San Jose exit.
Sotolongo told Florida Highway Patrol troopers he had been cut off by a motorcycle, causing him to lose control of his vehicle. Troopers noted his eyes were bloodshot and watery and detected the smell of alcohol coming from his car. When questioned about where he had been, Sotolongo initially refused to answer before later admitting he had come from Walk-On’s Sports Bar…