MANATEE COUNTY -- A former Pinellas County deputy learned his sentence Friday after he was found guilty of DUI in a fatal May 2016 crash in Palmetto.
- Timothy Vaughan sentenced to 12 months probation
- Crash happened in May 2016
- Alexandria "Ally" Marler was killed in crash
Timothy Vaughan was sentenced to 12 months probation, with no alcohol during that period. His driver's license was suspended for six months, and he was assigned 50 hours of community service.
Vaughan was also fined $2,000.
The crash happened May 5, 2016.
Investigators said the front of Vaughan's 2015 Kia Sportage struck the back of the motorcycle carrying driver Zachary Morris, then 21, and passenger Alexandria "Ally" Marler, then 20. Marler was thrown from the motorcycle into the street, at which time Vaughan struck her with his car.
Marler was transported to Blake Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead. She left behind a daughter who is now four years old.
Vaughan was found not guilty Thursday of manslaughter in the case.
Vaughn's defense attorneys did not fight the fact that Vaughn was drunk. Instead, they argued that he did not cause Marler's death.