Orange Beach man accused in deadly crash granted bond
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Wyatt Watson of Orange Beach made his first appearance in court Tuesday for his alleged involvement in a deadly Escambia County, Florida, crash.
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Watson, 20, is accused of DUI manslaughter after a deadly crash early Friday morning that took the life of a 55-year-old Lillian man. The family has identified that man as Shannon Price.
'The defendant is alleged to have gone over the center line and hit the decedent's vehicle head on,' Assistant State Attorney Julie Greenberg said Tuesday in court.
The crash happened on U.S. Highway 98 near Halcyon Circle.
Price died on the scene. Watson was hospitalized before being booked in the Escambia County Jail.
'In the probable cause affidavit, the trooper states that the odor of alcohol was emanating from his breath, from his body, that when he walked into the room to talk to the defendant, that the odor of alcohol was present in the air,' Greenberg said.
A judge set Watson's bond on Tuesday at $100,000, but it comes with stipulations.
Some of the requirements include no driving, no alcohol or drugs. Watson is not allowed to visit bars or other establishments where alcohol is the primary source of business, and he must wear a Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor, which monitors alcohol consumption.
At the scene of the crash now sits a small memorial to honor Price, placed there by the children he leaves behind.
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Watson is due back in court on May 30.
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