BREAKING NEWS! Billy Lane’s Medical Records To Be Released

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October 30, 2007

Billy Lane’s medical files may go public

BY KEYONNA SUMMERS
FLORIDA TODAY

Brevard Circuit Judge Meryl Allawas today granted prosecutors’ motion seeking the release of motorcycle builder Billy Lane’s hospital records from the night of a Labor Day 2006 crash that left a Melbourne Beach man dead.

Police say Lane, 37, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.19 – more than twice the legal limit in Florida – when he crossed a double yellow line on State Road A1A south of Melbourne Beach to pass several vehicles. He struck 56-year-old Sebastian Inlet park ranger Gerald Morelock’s Yamaha mini-motorcycle head-on with his Dodge Ram pickup, authorities said.

Lane, charged with DUI manslaughter, faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted at his trial, expected to begin in early 2008.

Assistant State Attorney Samantha Barrett said the prosecution and defense agreed that the state was entitled to Lane’s medical records from Holmes Regional Medical Center, where he was transported and treated following the fatal crash.

The defense, however, objected to the records going public.

Circuit Judge Meryl Allawas ordered the attorneys to draw up a stipulation that the state may not turn over the records to any third party without obtaining a court order, Barrett said.

Prosecutors hope the documents shed light any injuries consistent with Lane being the driver, any admissions Lane may have made regarding the crash, observations of Lane’s physical condition and appearance by medical personnel or the results of any blood tests the hospital may have performed.

 

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Contact Summers at 242-3642 or ksummers@floridatoday.com.

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