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Summary
Hit And Run Florida Today in Florida: Richard Barker was charged with driving drunk and seriously injuring two teenage girls in a golf cart crash. He pled no contest to the DUI charges but went to trial on the separate charge of leaving the scene.
Publicly reported parties
| Name |
Role |
Status |
| Unnamed Passenger |
Passenger |
Injured |
| Richard Barker |
Driver |
Unknown |
Original reporting
9.8K views · 32 reactions | A Bay County jury had to decide whether the man who drove drunk and seriously injured two teenage girls in a golf cart crash also violated the law by leaving the scene.
On Monday, Richard Barker pled no contest to both of the DUI with injury charges, which carry five-year sentences.
But he decided to go to trial Thursday on the more serious charge of leaving the scene, in this case, a second-degree felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison. | WMBB News 13
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