The Florida Highway Patrol says a drunken woman crashed into a family of four, killing a passenger who was also a sheriff’s bailiff.
First Coast News reports 46-year-old Kim Johnston has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence in the early Sunday crash near St. Augustine. Troopers say 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.
We offer our thoughts and prayers to our brothers and sisters in blue….This family of four was hit by a drunk driver in a tragic accident and need all our support. pic.twitter.com/ruXZ8EL01d— MyJFRD (@JFRDJAX) December 10, 2018
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 the driver of the SUV, 50-year-old William Adams, was critically wounded. The couple’s children, age 14 and 16, suffered minor injuries.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced the bailiff’s death on social media, saying they are heartbroken.
