Man Who Stopped Wife From Driving Drunk Charged With Manslaughter After She Died Walking Home
An Alabama man was arrested and charged with manslaughter after his wife was fatally hit by a motorist while walking home drunk.
Jason Todd, 42, allegedly refused to let his wife, Tanya Anderson, get behind the wheel of her car
while under the influence.
According to Alabama Local News, Todd and Anderson had been at Friends Steakhouse in Clanton, Alabama, where Todd’s band was playing their final set back in summer 2018.
Anderson had gotten drunk, demanding to drive herself home but Todd refused, telling her that he’d drive her home himself after he paid his tab.
Anderson reportedly refused and threatened to leave, at which point Todd told her to “walk home,” believing that she wouldn’t.
Anderson was tragically hit by a vehicle after her husband prevented her from drunk-driving.
According to court records and police reports, Anderson began walking home, although she did not make it very far before being fatally struck by an oncoming vehicle.
Authorities immediately accused Todd of causing Anderson’s death by allowing her to walk home while intoxicated.