Editing Todd Currie

'''Todd E. Currie''' was a [[Washington High School]] senior who died on [[August 20]], [[2003]] when he was thrown from a vehicle driven by [[Patrick Nobles]]. He was 17 years old.

Nobles, 18 at the time, had a blood-alcohol level of .156 and had been smoking marijuana.<ref>Mark O'Brian. "Nobles got break of a lifetime once, but he doesn't deserve another." ''Pensacola News Journal'', August 5, 2007.</ref> He was convicted of DUI-manslaughter, but thanks to the recommendations made by Todd's parents, Melinda and Chris Currie, he was ordered to serve two years house arrest and 13 additional years of probation in lieu of prison. However, in [[2007]] he was found guilty of violating the terms of his probation by consuming alcohol and providing alcohol to minors.

Shortly after his death, many of Todd's classmates spray-painted memorials to him on the [[17th Avenue railroad trestle]].<ref>"Classmates remember friend through art." ''Pensacola News Journal'', April 6, 2004.</ref> His parents accepted donations to be used in his honor by the [[Washington High School]] art department, which dedicated a mahogany and cypress display cabinet to Todd on [[April 5]], [[2004]].

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[[Category:Victims of DUI-manslaughter|Currie, Todd]]