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Teen sentenced in crash that killed Auburn announcer

“The sentence imposed was somewhere between a slap on the wrist and exacting a pound of flesh,” Taylor’s lawyer, Tommy Spina, told The Opelika-Auburn New s. “It was between those two extremes.” Spina told the newspaper that he was limited on what he could say about the case because of Taylor’s status as a youthful offender. Lee County District Attorney Pro Tem Jessica Ventiere declined to comment on the case. Authorities allege Taylor was driving about 90 mph (145 kph) in a 55 mph (90 kph) zone when he rear-ended the Brambletts’ vehicle in Auburn. Bramblett and his wife Paula were killed, but Taylor wasn’t seriously injured.

Johnson Taylor, driver in crash that killed Rod and Paula Bramblett, granted youthful offender status

Johnson Taylor, driver in crash that killed Rod and Paula Bramblett, granted youthful offender status Brian Stultz © Provided by Auburn Wire Major news out of the case involving Johnson Taylor, who was the driver of the car that hit and killed Rod and Paula Bramblett. The judge in the case has granted Taylor youthful offender status while he is also being charged with two counts of reckless manslaughter. NEW: The teen charged in the death of Auburn radio announcer Rod Bramblett and wife Paula has been granted youthful offender status by a Lee County Judge, according to Tommy Spina who represents Johnson Taylor.

Plea set in crash that killed Auburn broadcaster, wife

Plea set in crash that killed Auburn broadcaster, wife Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Wednesday, April 14, 2021 OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - An 18-year-old charged in the wreck that killed an Auburn University broadcaster and his wife will face reduced punishment after being granted youthful offender status. Johnston Edward Taylor can receive a maximum sentence of three years following the decision by a Circuit Judge P.B. McLauchlin judge in Opelika on Tuesday. A plea hearing is set for April 28 in Lee County, his decision showed. Taylor originally was charged as an adult with reckless homicide in a crash that killed Rod and Paula Bramblett in May 2019 when he was 16. A conviction can carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

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