Henry County teen charged with manslaughter
Henry County Sheriff’s deputies served a grand jury indictment against a Henry County teenager charged with manslaughter in a fatal wreck nearly two years ago.
Lt. Clyde Hornsby said deputies arrested Alex Rushing on Tuesday. He was released the same day after he posted his bond.
Rushing was the driver in a single vehicle crash in December 2007, that left Dawn Lewis dead. Lewis, 39, of the Tumbleton Community, died after Rushing lost control of the pickup truck he was driving. Several other people in the crash suffered injuries, including Rushing, who was 16 years old at the time of the crash.
One of the passengers, Rhonda Parrish, of Headland, suffered a hip injury and had surgery.
Henry County Coroner Derek Wright previously said other passengers suffered injuries, including Rushing’s mother, Patty Rushing, Tammy Thompson and Melanie McCoy. Wright said there were a total of six people in the vehicle at the time of the crash, which happened between Christmas and New Year’s Eve in 2007.
The crash happened on County Road 85 about four and a half miles northeast of Headland. Lewis was a backseat passenger in a F-250 pickup truck when the crash around 1:56 a.m.
Wright previously released information that weather could’ve been a contributing factor to the crash, because it was a foggy night.
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This is so sad! It is truly pathetic that in this day and time, you have to worry about the “authorities” more than you have to worry about criminals! I do not know the entire story, but from what has been written in the articles, this poor young man did NOTHING wrong! It is enough that this child has to live with the fact that he was driving when this ACCIDENT took a life. Why in the world would anyone want to prosecute him? There was no drinking or anything! This is rediculous! Doesn’t the “law” realize that they are losing more and more respect from law abiding citizens by prosecuting a child for something that WAS NOT his fault? Come on officers, leave the prosecuting for the people who deserve it. The ones who INTENTIONALLY hurt others!
Alex…my prayers go out to you. Try to hold your head high knowing that this WAS NOT your fault.
To everyone else….be careful, it’s supposed to rain today. If you have an accident, you may go to jail….
danner…..He was NOT under the influence and that has been proven. This WAS just an accident. Everyone who was IN the accident has said that it was weather related. All of the ladies in the vehicle that night are well liked and well respected in the community. They have ALL said that the ONLY reason this accident happened was because of the patch of fog that they ran into. Apparently these days, if you drive a car, you are risking the chance of being charged with a crime IF you should happen to have an accident.
You are right, the media is not telling the whole story. Unless you know all the details you need to be careful of your comments. It is a sad situation for both families.
Unbeleivable! Are we not getting all the facts or what? I knew this family & I was told along with many this was an accident! Hello! So based on the info the public has we have to be in fear we might get in our car & have an accident & be prosecuted. There has been no info that I know of to say this young man was under the influence. Bless all the hearts of everyone involved but it won’t bring back anyone by prosecuting this young man for an accident! If you are religous please pray & let the higher power take control.
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