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Motorist Charged In Death

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 29, 2007

BRANDON - A Deltona man convicted in 2005 of driving under the influence was charged Tuesday night in the traffic crash death of a Gibsonton man.

The Florida Highway Patrol said a motorcyclist was killed in Brandon on Tuesday night when a pickup hit the sport bike.

Jeffrey Freson, 42, of Deltona, was charged with DUI manslaughter, according to an arrest report.

The motorcyclist, Joshua Motsinger, 24, of 1008 Prevatt St., Gibsonton, died at Tampa General Hospital.

At 9:43 p.m., Freson was driving east on State Road 60 at Providence Road in a 2005 Ford F-150. He made a U-turn and struck Motsinger, who had the green light and was westbound on a 2006 Suzuki motorcycle.

As he investigated the wreck, Cpl. Douglas Guy smelled alcohol on Freson's breath and noted that he had bloodshot eyes.

Guy took a blood sample from Freson at the scene of the crash, Coggins said. Results from the test won't be available for several weeks.

More than 3 1/2 hours after the crash, Freson was booked into Orient Road Jail, where he submitted to a breath alcohol test.

His blood alcohol level was 0.07 percent. Florida law assumes a driver is impaired at 0.08 percent.

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