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Sonjia Verlene Johnson-Baker

United States · Aged 52 · Died 12/11/2015
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A lawsuit, filed by Sonjia Johnson-Baker's family, alleged negligence, gross negligence and wrongful death on the part of the Maryland Transportation Authority, four of its officers, the state transportation department; and Michael R. Brown of Hagerstown, a driver who was fleeing police. Johnson-Baker and Jason Brian Canter, a passenger in Brown's car, were killed in the crash, and four others were injured. Brown pleaded guilty to two counts of negligent manslaughter with an automobile and was sentenced to 18 years in prison and two years of probation.

Alleged responsible partyMaryland Transportation Authority PoliceReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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