DARTMOUTH, MA – According to WJAR, a man was sentenced on Wednesday for a fatal DUI crash on US 6 near China Belle Restaurant on Jan. 29, 2021.
Jason Lindsay, 23, was driving when he picked up a 15-year-old male. The two went to a liquor store where Lindsay met a man who purchased alcohol for him. Lindsay then drank the alcohol before driving.
The group smoked marijuana while driving to Dartmouth.
Lindsay was driving at 99 mph on a 35 mph road when he lost control of his vehicle and collided with a utility pole.
Lindsay’s 15-year-old passenger died from a head injury following the crash.
Lindsay suffered minor injuries.
Nobody was wearing a seatbelt.
Police tested Lindsay’s blood alcohol content. It was .19, over twice the legal limit.
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