United States of America v. Praneeth Manubolu

Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with three counts of manslaughter, two counts of operating under the influence (OUI), and one count of unsafe operation of a motor vehicle.



In the early morning hours of August 31, 2019, Praneeth Manubolu, age 30, then living in New Jersey on a student visa, was the driver in a motor vehicle crash on the Park Loop Road in Acadia National Park that injured him and killed his three passengers. Subsequent investigation revealed that Manubolu had been drinking earlier in the evening. His blood alcohol content was determined to be .095% approximately 90 minutes after the crash with the legal limit being .08%. The investigation also revealed that Manubolu's car was traveling 76 mph approximately three seconds before impact. The speed limit on the section of Park Loop Road where the crash occurred was 25 mph.



The National Park Service and the Bar Harbor Police Department investigated the case with the assistance of the Maine State Police and the Hancock County Sheriff's Department.



MANSLAUGHTER, 18:1112(a)

(1)



OPERATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS-IMPAIRMENT, 36 C.F.R.: 4.23(a)(1)

(4)



UNSAFE OPERATION, 36 C.F.R.: 4.22(b)(1)

(6)

Defendant was sentenced to 41 months imprisonment on Counts 1, 2 and 3 and 6 months on Counts 4, 5 and 6 to be served concurrently, 3 years of supervised release on counts 1, 2, and 3 to be served concurrently, $330 special assessment.