Fort Walton Beach man sentenced in Mary Esther DUI manslaughter case
Smith received an additional sentence of 60 days in the county jail for possession of alcohol by a person under 21. The charges arose from a two-vehicle crash that happened on Jan. 17, 2019, at the intersection of Mary Esther Boulevard and Hollywood Boulevard. According to the release, Smith ran a flashing red light and T-boned a vehicle occupied by two women. The driver of the vehicle, a 24-year-old woman, sustained serious injuries. Alexis Michaela Marshall, a 26-year-old mother of three, was a passenger in the vehicle and was pronounced dead on scene. While investigating the incident...