MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A woman from Wilmer has been found guilty in regard to a fatal crash that occurred in 2021.
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Elizabeth Sprinkle, 57, was found guilty by a Mobile County jury of criminally negligent homicide, a release from the office of District Attorney Keith Blackwood said.
Johnthan Neesmith, a tow truck driver, was hit by Sprinkle on Dec. 13, 2021. According to the release, Neesmith was attempting to remove a vehicle from I-65 when Sprinkle “failed to slow down, changed lanes, and struck Neesmith, killing him.”
“Jonathan Neesmith was simply doing his job when his life was taken in such a preventabletragedy. Today’s verdict holds the defendant accountable, but it will never undo the pain causedto Mr. Neesmith’s family and our community,” Blackwood said.
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Sprinkle is set to be sentenced on Nov. 20 at 9 a.m…