DUI Millionaire Juror Drank Vodka To 'Mimic' John Goodman's Alcohol Levels
Posted on May 04, 2012 @ 06:00PM - 4 comments
A juror who helped convict DUI millionaire John Goodman of vehicular manslaughter says he downed the same amount of vodkas as the 48-year-old had in his system at the time of the fatal car accident, in a bizarre experiment.
Dennis DeMartin has written about his exploits in a new book where he reveals that he went home and drank three vodkas one night during the trial.
DUI Millionaire Who Adopted His Girlfriend Settles Civil Lawsuit For $46 Million
Posted on Apr 19, 2012 @ 06:00PM - 2 comments
DUI manslaughter millionaire John Goodman has agreed to pay his victim’s family $46 million to settle a civil lawsuit, RadarOnline.com is reporting.
The Florida polo mogul was convicted last month of the DUI manslaughter of 23-year-old engineering graduate Scott Wilson.
Multi-Millionaire Who Adopted His Girlfriend Convicted Of DUI Manslaughter
Posted on Mar 23, 2012 @ 12:00PM - 12 comments
By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter
A jury in a Palm Beach, Florida courtroom has found the multi-millionaire who adopted his girlfriend guilty of DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide after plowing into a 23-year-old student’s car in February 2010.
After two weeks of testimony and five-and-a-half hours of deliberations, the ruling was read on Friday and now John Goodman faces up to 30 years in prison when sentenced on April 30.
DUI Millionaire Manslaughter Trial Closes With Arguments Over ‘Mind Erasers And Irish Car Bombs’
Posted on Mar 22, 2012 @ 05:00PM - 4 comments
By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter
Both prosecution and defense attorneys rested their cases in the DUI manslaughter trial of John Goodman Thursday and left the fate of the multi-millionaire in the hands of the Palm Beach, Florida jury.
“The defendant was impaired, the defendant was speeding, the defendant ran a stop sign, the defendant probably unintentionally had too much to drink that night," prosecutor Sherri Collins said in her closing arguments, reported ABCNews.com. "And when the crash happened, did he go around and look at the front of the car to see what he hit or to the canal that was three feet away? No, he headed south."
DUI Millionaire Manslaughter Trial: Defendant Claims, ‘I Didn’t See Car Coming’ After Drinking Tequila And Vodka Shots
Posted on Mar 21, 2012 @ 06:30PM - 1 comment
By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter
The multi-millionaire who adopted his girlfriend took to the stand in his DUI manslaughter trial Wednesday in an attempt to explain his actions on the February 2010 night when he was involved in a fatal accident with a 23-year-old student.
Dressed in a dark suit and spotted tie, John Goodman, 48, stammered as he told the Palm Beach, Florida court that he consumed two shots of tequila and two shots of vodka over the course of the night, and claimed he then left the swanky Players Club shortly before the crash on a quest for a Wendy's Frosty, reported the Palm Beach Post.
DUI Millionaire Manslaughter Trial: Star Polo Player ‘Nacho’ Testifies
Posted on Mar 16, 2012 @ 03:00PM - 7 comments
By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter
The DUI manslaughter trial for the multi-millionaire who adopted his girlfriend got a dose of star power when polo champion and Ralph Lauren spokesmodel Ignacio “Nacho” Figueras took the stand on Friday.
The longtime friend of John Goodman testified that he saw the defendant on the February 2010 night that he crashed into Scott Wilson’s car, while driving at more than twice the legal limit, and pushed it into a canal, where the 23-year-old was left to drown.
DUI Millionaire Who Adopted His Girlfriend Drank ‘Mind Erasers And Irish Car Bombs’ Before Fatal Crash
Posted on Mar 13, 2012 @ 01:30PM - 3 comments
By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter
Jurors in the DUI manslaughter trial of the multi-millionaire who adopted his girlfriend heard conflicting versions of the events leading up to the crash that killed a 23-year-old student when both sides made their opening statements on Tuesday.
As RadarOnline.com has previously reported, John Goodman was over twice the legal limit when he smashed into Scott Wilson’s car in February 2010, pushing Wilson's vehicle into a Palm Beach, Florida canal, where he later drowned.
DUI Millionaire’s Children Want Adoption Of His Girlfriend Overturned By Judge
Posted on Feb 10, 2012 @ 01:30PM - 5 comments
By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter
Multi-millionaire and DUI defendant John Goodman sparked outrage when he adopted his girlfriend last month in what many believe is a crafty move to avoid paying compensation to the family whose son he killed while driving drunk, and now his own children are demanding a judge throw the adoption out of court.
Attorneys representing the guardian of Goodman’s biological children have filed a motion at the Miami-Dade court requesting that the 48-year-old’s adoption of Heather Anne Hutchins, 42, be blocked, reported the Palm Beach Post.
"I have never seen anything like this in my 31, 32 years practicing law," Miami attorney Joseph Rebak said Wednesday of the adoption. "Obviously we think it's wrong and we are hoping to have it set aside."
