Man pleads guilty in 2024 hit-and-run that killed good Samaritan Gavin Carter

More than a year after 23-year-old Gavin Carter was killed while trying to help a driver on I-10 in Jacksonville, the man accused in his death has pleaded guilty in court.

On August 21, 25-year-old Dante Lawrence entered a guilty plea to leaving the scene of a fatal crash without rendering aid.

Carter’s family said they’ve waited over a year for accountability — and while the guilty plea brings some relief, they’re now hoping the upcoming sentencing will reflect the depth of their loss.

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“It was nice to hear, but not in the way he said it,” said Carter’s grandmother, Cynthia Carter Ross, speaking about Lawrence’s plea…

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