South Carolina: Thomas Lee Stafford charged with driving drunk when he hit and killed highway worker Nicholas Johnson

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Thomas Lee Stafford Lexington County Detention Center

From The State
LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (Dec. 4, 2012) — The driver of the car that killed a state Department of Transportation worker on Interstate 20 in Lexington County Monday afternoon has been charged with driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident, according to the state Highway Patrol.
Thomas Lee Stafford, 39, is accused of driving drunk when his 2003 Nissan SUV hit Nicholas Johnson and fatally wounded Nicholas Johnson, who was walking along the road’s emergency lane near mile marker 62, according to Highway Patrol spokesman Brent Kelly. …MORE