Drunken woman fatally crashes into sheriff's bailiff, troopers say

Kim Johnston, 46, charged with driving under the influence

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The Florida Highway Patrol says a drunken woman has crashed into a family of four, killing a passenger who was also a sheriff's bailiff.

Officials say Kim Johnston, 46, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence in the early Sunday crash near St. Augustine.

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Troopers said Johnston was driving on Interstate 95 when she crashed into an SUV carrying a Jacksonville sheriff's deputy, a bailiff and the couple's two children.

Troopers say the SUV then swerved into several lanes of traffic before flipping. They say SUV passenger 43-year-old Cathy Adams was ejected from the vehicle and later died. Troopers say driver 50-year-old William Adams was critically wounded. The couple's children, age 14 and 16, suffered minor injuries.

It's unclear if Johnston has a lawyer.

 


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