JACKSONVILLE, Fla — 22-Year-old Meghan Mooney, a University of North Florida student, was hit and killed in a DUI crash just over two years ago.
This Friday an emotional testimony took place inside Duval Count Courtroom as the judge decided the fate of the man responsible.
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“Meghan completely changed my life twice. Once by being my friend, and twice by leaving me too soon,” said a friend of Meghan Mooney, Lauren Green. “I felt like my heart was being ripped out of my chest right there in the parking lot.”
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Meghan’s life was taken by 62-year-old Michael Motley, who pled guilty to vehicular manslaughter after striking Meghan’s car and killing her. At the time of the crash, Motley had a blood alcohol content level that was more than two times over the legal limit.
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Motley was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter. The judge also sentenced him to an additional two years of probation.
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