{"id":429457,"date":"2026-10-16T12:54:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/429457\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T12:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:54:14","slug":"man-found-guilty-of-dui-manslaughter-in-2017-fort-myers-motorcycle-crash-that-killed-passenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/429457\/","title":{"rendered":"Man found guilty of DUI manslaughter in 2017 Fort Myers motorcycle crash that killed passenger"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CarsonLEE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\n

A man was found guilty of DUI manslaughter on Thursday in a 2017 motorcycle crash that killed one person in Fort Myers.<\/p>\n

According to the State Attorney’s Office, Pavel Naranjo was found guilty of DUI manslaughter and DUI while license suspended, revoked or canceled following a three-day Lee County trial. The jury returned the guilty verdict after just 22 minutes of deliberation.<\/p>\n

Court notes state that Naranjo was drunk and driving a motorcycle. He drove the motorcycle off the roadway on Summerlin Boulevard and down an embankment, killing his passenger.<\/p>\n

According to court notes, Naranjo was almost double the legal BAC limit at the time his blood was tested at the hospital.<\/p>\n

Naranjo is set to be sentenced on Monday, October 19, at 8:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

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