Annapolis Man Carl Behler Sentenced For Striking Cyclists, Killing One, After Cocaine Binge

ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — An Annapolis antheral was sentenced past Friday to 20 years successful situation for striking 2 bicyclists, sidesplitting one, and causing insignificant injuries to 5 others portion nether the power of Xanax and cocaine, Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced Thursday.

Carl Behler pleaded blameworthy to vehicular manslaughter, causing life-threatening injuries portion impaired by a controlled unsafe substance and driving portion impaired by a controlled unsafe substance.

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“The defendant’s determination to run a conveyance portion nether the power of drugs was successful implicit disregard for the lives and information of others. He robbed the parents of Arthur Carter Jr. the accidental to make much memories with their lone son,” Leitess said successful a statement. “I privation the different victims a speedy betterment and anticipation that this condemnation provides the Carter household and the families and friends of the different cyclists with a consciousness of solace arsenic they proceed to heal from this tragic loss.”

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On March 8, 2020, region constabulary officers responded to East College Parkway successful Annapolis for the study of a clang involving the bicyclists and a 2015 GMC Yukon. Police recovered Behler, 67, was headed eastbound and the cyclists were heading westbound successful a azygous occurrence connected the shoulder. Investigators determined Behler passed out, crossed the halfway enactment and struck the archetypal 2 cyclists. Carter died connected impact. Jeremy Adler was flown to Shock Trauma with captious injuries. The different 5 cyclists suffered insignificant injuries.

Police learned that Behler was coming disconnected a two-day cocaine binge and took Xanax to bring himself down from the cocaine. After taking the Xanax, Behler drove to a adjacent market store and began nodding disconnected connected his mode back.

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After the crash, Behler made aggregate statements that helium woke up aft hitting something. He claimed helium had not slept successful 24 hours, had been moving each nighttime and had taken Tylenol PM. State troopers obtained a humor trial from Behler which recovered that helium had cocaine, alprazolam (the progressive constituent successful Xanax) and benzoylecgonine (a cocaine metabolite) successful his system.

CBS Baltimore Staff