NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
July 26, 2006
Contact: Catherine Dokey
Community Relation Coordinator
(850) 651-7448
Sharon
Elaine Martin Arrested on DUI Manslaughter Charge
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit served an arrest
warrant on Sharon Elaine Martin at the Okaloosa County Jail today
for DUI Manslaughter. The warrant was issued after the Sheriff’s Office
received a report from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Crime
Laboratory stating that Martin’s blood alcohol level was measured at
.223g/100mL, which is more than twice the amount at which a driver is presumed
to be too impaired to safely operate a vehicle.
Martin will be held at the Okaloosa County Jail without bond pending a first
appearance before a judge. Martin was previously charged with aggravated
fleeing, attempting to elude law enforcement resulting in death and is currently
being held without bond on that charge.
Martin of 512 Manchester Road crashed into a car on
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