2/24/14 - The driver police was responsible for killing a Mount Morris man in Tyrone Township when he rear-ended his car has been released. Livingston County Sheriff Bob Bezotte tells WHMI that the 49-year-old suspect was arrested at the scene of the crash along US-23, south of White Lake Road after a preliminary breath test indicated he had a blood-alcohol content of .16%, twice the stateâs legal limit for driving. However, he was released today after the Livingston County Prosecutorâs Office declined to issue charges pending the return of toxicology tests. Killed in the Friday night crash was 31-year-old Leroy Leon Batson. Bezotte says police in the Fenton area had earlier issued a âbe on the lookoutâ bulletin for Batsonâs car after motorists reported he was driving erratically. His car was in park in the right lane of the freeway when it was rear-ended. A medical examiner concluded Batson died from injuries related to the crash, but toxicology tests are expected to take at least six weeks to complete. (JK)
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