Post by EagleGene on Jul 17, 2005 4:21:39 GMT -5
Seahawks: NFL notebook: Ex-player sentenced to 15 years
The Seattle Times
July 16, 2005
TAMPA, Fla. - Former NFL player Darion Conner was sentenced to 15 years in prison yesterday for killing a bicyclist while he was driving drunk.
A jury found Conner guilty last week of DUI-manslaughter and vehicular homicide.
Witnesses testified they saw the 37-year-old Connor driving his Toyota Land Cruiser erratically before slamming into Jonathan Michael Conklin, 32, around 1:50 a.m. on Sept. 4, 2004. Conklin died at the scene.
Conner's blood-alcohol level tested at 0.27, more than three times the legal limit of 0.08.
Conner spent eight seasons in the NFL as a linebacker and defensive lineman with the New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers and Philadelphia Eagles.
The Seattle Times
July 16, 2005
TAMPA, Fla. - Former NFL player Darion Conner was sentenced to 15 years in prison yesterday for killing a bicyclist while he was driving drunk.
A jury found Conner guilty last week of DUI-manslaughter and vehicular homicide.
Witnesses testified they saw the 37-year-old Connor driving his Toyota Land Cruiser erratically before slamming into Jonathan Michael Conklin, 32, around 1:50 a.m. on Sept. 4, 2004. Conklin died at the scene.
Conner's blood-alcohol level tested at 0.27, more than three times the legal limit of 0.08.
Conner spent eight seasons in the NFL as a linebacker and defensive lineman with the New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers and Philadelphia Eagles.