Reedy Guilty of One Charge in Martin Case
A Detroit bar owner, who claimed he was not behind the wheel of the pickup truck in the Christmas Day crash that killed Billy Martin, was found guilty Tuesday of driving with a blood-alcohol content above the legal limit for intoxication.
William Reedy, 53, a close friend of the late major league manager, was cleared of a lesser charge of driving while impaired by a Town of Fenton Court jury in upstate New York.
Reedy was fined $350 and had his driving privileges in New York state revoked for at least six months.
Reedy was convicted of a charge of driving with a blood-alcohol content of 0.10% or more, a misdemeanor.
The jury found that Reedy was driving Martin’s pickup truck on Dec. 25, 1989, when it crashed into a culvert near Martin’s farm north of Binghamton.
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