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Charges Filed In Deaths Of Local Softball Team Members

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published September 21, 2016 at 6:33 AM EDT
Florida Highway Patrol

The Florida Highway Patrol has charged a motorist with causing a weekend crash that killed four members of a Columbus softball team. 21-year-old Cody Shirah is charged with driving without a license and negligent manslaughter. Shirah is accused of running a stop sign near Panama City and crashing into a minivan carrying team members in town for a tournament.  33-year-old team member Joshua Martin died on Monday.
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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