Garland man rejects deal in fatal crash
7/2/09 | 7 comments
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Garland man rejects deal in fatal crash


By The Associated Press

NORWICH, Conn. — Court records show that a 57-year-old Maine man charged in a fatal motorcycle accident in Connecticut has rejected a plea deal.

Eugene Parsons of Garland, Maine, is charged with manslaughter in connection with an accident in July 2008 that claimed the life of a Norwich motorcyclist.

The plea deal was rejected Wednesday, but no trial date has been set.

Police say Parsons was drunk when he ran through a red light at the intersection of Route 2 and Harland Road in Norwich and struck a motorcycle driven by 47-year-old Alan Begin.

Begin was killed. His passenger suffered broken bones, a punctured lung and lost a kidney.

Parsons is facing several charges including second-degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle. He remains in custody in lieu of $500,000 bond.

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On 7/2/09 at 10:28 AM, PabMainer wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Wow.... Mr Parson's address may be changing to Connecticut for the next several years....

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On 7/2/09 at 11:03 AM, berquis wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

If you drink, don't drive. Sounds simple enough...

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On 7/2/09 at 1:52 PM, oliverhillresident wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

the way he drank and drove..it was just a matter of time..I live in Garland,and feel fortunate he didnt hit me or my family

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On 7/2/09 at 2:11 PM, BigDog wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

With no respect to human life he should get 20 years.

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On 7/2/09 at 8:08 PM, olmainer wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

yup that wasnt his 1st drunken crash ,1 landed in the piscataquis river in dover years ago

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On 7/3/09 at 9:35 AM, overseasmaniac wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Should be charged with murder as he willingly chose to use a vehicle as a weapon. My wife and I were just hit near head on by a drunk driver while we were in a taxi so let me check my sympathy meter---nope reading ZERO!!! I have seen the destruction drunk drivers cause close up three times now. Get them off the road, behind bars where they need to before it is too late as in this case. ZERO TOLERANCE FOR LOSERS!!! And I don't even want to hear the sympathetic pleas that it is a social problem, he can't help himself, we need help him, and so on. Plead that all you want and see how you feel or respond when a fool loser like this kills or maims one of your loved ones!

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On 7/3/09 at 11:53 AM, mollymoose wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

looking for a free pass... obviously this guy is a chronic with a real problem, hopefully Connecticut has harsher penalties than Maine and he may actually get more than just a slap on the wrist.

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