Retired Pensacola police officer A.O. Godwin charged with DUI manslaughter in fatal crash

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    Retired Pensacola police officer charged with DUI manslaughter in fatal crash

    A 74-year-old retired Pensacola Police Department officer has been arrested for striking and killing a pedestrian with his vehicle while driving under the influence. A.O. Godwin was arrested Monday and charged with DUI manslaughter in connection to a fatal collision that occurred at about 7:30 a.m. Monday near the intersection of Airport Boulevard and North Ninth Avenue. Pensacola Police Department spokesman Officer Mike Wood told the News Journal that Godwin has been retired from the PPD for more than 20 years. Authorities had not released any identifying information about the man killed in the crash of 11:50 a.m. It was ...


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    Retired PPD officer charged with DUI manslaughter had Oxycodone in pocket, report says

    A retired Pensacola Police Department officer who was charged with striking and killing a pedestrian with his vehicle while driving under the influence had no alcohol in his bloodstream, but was in possession of Oxycodone pills, according to an arrest report. A.O. Godwin, 74, was arrested Monday and charged with DUI manslaughter in connection to the death of John Redick, 66, of Pensacola. Redick, a pedestrian, was struck by Godwin’s pickup truck at about 7:30 a.m. Monday near the intersection of Airport Boulevard and North Ninth Avenue. Following the crash, police say Godwin failed a field sobriety test and was ...


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