Aberdeen Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Felony Death by Motor Vehicle in DWI Crash on Fort Liberty Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina Dateline: Raleigh, North Carolina Date: 6 March 2024 Subjects: American Government , Crime, Military |
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According to court documents and other information presented in court, on January 3, 2023, United States Army Military Police responded to emergency calls regarding a traffic collision at Fort Bragg Military Reservation (now Fort Liberty). Officers arrived to find two vehicles involved in the crash. One vehicle contained Brewer and the other contained an infant passenger with serious injuries. The driver of the vehicle with the infant had been ejected upon impact.
The investigation revealed that Brewer was driving 89 miles per hour in a 55 miles per hour zone as he drove left of the center line and struck the front of the victim’s vehicle. The victim then lost control of her vehicle and it veered toward the right shoulder of the road. When the victim’s vehicle came to a stop, the victim was ejected from the vehicle and partially decapitated. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The infant suffered life-threatening injuries but survived. Brewer’s alcohol concentration was 0.15. In North Carolina, it is illegal to drive a vehicle while noticeably impaired or with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher.
Michael Easley, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement after the sentencing was concluded.
Related court documents and information can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for Case No.
Updated March 6, 2024