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COMING UP ON WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR AT 6:30. MANSLAUGHTER CONVICTION. HE TESTIFIED THAT HE WAS NOT DRUNK WHEN HE RAN A STOP SHINE AND PLOWED INTO ANOTHER CAR THAT CAREENED IN A CANAL KILLING THE DRIVER. OUR OWN TERRELL FORNEY JOINS LIVE FROM WEST PALM BEACH WITH MORE OF GOODMAN S TESTIMONY. Reporter: TODAY, LAURIE, GOODMAN TOLD THE JURY THAT THE BRAKES ON HIS CAR MALFUNCTIONED AND THAT COLLISION LEFT H M WITH A CONCUSSION. HE SAYS HE DOESN T REMEMBER THE ACTUAL IMPACT BUT HE IS SURE OF HIS STATE OF MIND ON THAT NIGHT FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AGO. WERE YOU IMMARRIED OR INTOXICATED AT THAT TIME? NO, I WAS NOT. Reporter: JOHN GOODMAN STICKING BY HIS STORY OF SOBRIETY THE NIGHT HIS BENTLEY CAUSED A CRASH WHICH KILLED 23 YEAR OLD SCOTT WILSON. WHEN YOU LEFT THE PLAYERS CLUB, WHAT HAD YOU DRANK THERE? I HAD HAD TWO DEALA SHOTS AND ONE VODKA AND TONIC. Reporter: THE 51 YEAR OLD POLO MOGUL ADMITS TO SIPPING ALCOHOL AT THAT BAR AND A DINNER PARTY EARLIER IN THE NIGHT. HE SAYS ANY CLAIMS OF BEING INTOXICATED WERE JUST MISINTERPRETpatagonia argentina map new york2ATIONS. DO YOU HAVE ANY TYPE OF A SPEECH IMPEDIMENT? YES. SOMETIMES I Mpatagonia argentina map new york3 HALTING AND MUMBLE AND DON T FINISH MY THOUGHTS. Reporter: FOLLOWING THE IMPACT, FOOTPRINTS SHOW WHERE GOODMAN SIMPLY WALK AWAY FROM THE FATAL SCENE. I DECIDED TO GO LOOK FOR HELP AND FOUND patagonia outlet store dillon montanaI A PHONE TO CALL 911. Reporter: ALL WHILE WILSON DROWNED, HIS CAR LATER PULLED FROM THE CANAL. I DIDN T SEE ANY THE CAR IN THE CANAL. I DID NOT SEE SCOTT WILL ZONES CAR IN THE CANAL. IF I HAD, I WOULD HAVE GONE IN AND TRIED TO HELP. Reporter: GOODMAN WOUND UP IN A NEARBY BANK FELLOW POLO PLAYER, A SO CALLED MAN CAVE. HE SAYS HE DIDN T FIND ANYONE OR NIN ANYTHING THERE EXCEPT E. EXCEPT FOR LIQUOR. I DRANK IT OUT OF THE BOTTLE. Reporter: STRAIGHT OUT OF BOTTLE, HE SAYS, AND BY DOING THAT HE SAYS IT HELPED CALM HIS NERVES, AND SOON THE PAIN FROM THE INJURIES HE SUSTAINED IN THAT CRASH. THE JURY WILL HAVE TO DECIDE IF HE WAS INTOXICATED, MORE SO BEFORE THE CRASH OR AFTER THE CRASH BECAUSE, AS WE POLICE FOUND HIS BLOOD ALCOHOL LEAFLET
In 2012, Goodmapatagonia argentina map new york1n was found guilty of DUI manslaughter and failure to render aid, but they were overturned becausepatagonia better sweater mens review of juror misconduct.
Last week, prosecutors presented evidence patagonia argentina map new yorkshowing that Goodman s bill totaled about $272. A bartender testified that Goodman bought 18 drinks, patagonia discount code deltabut she said he shared those drinks with friends and never saw him take a sip.
Marc Ganzi, a longtime friend tpatagonia discount code nikeo Goodman, testified forpatagonia discount code quicken the defense Tuesday that he never saw Goodman drinking alcohol on the evpatagonia argentina map new york0ening in question.
Goodman testified that the brakes on his car malfunctioned and the crash left him with a concussion.
When asked if he was intoxicated, Goodman replied, No, I was not.
Goodman, who admitted to taking two tequila shots and having a vodka drink, told jurors Wednesday he has a speech impediment thapatagonia everlong review usat may have been misinterpreted for slurred speech.
Sometimes I m halting and mumble and don t finish my thoughts, Goodman testified.
The founder of the International Polo Club Palm Beach claims he left the scene because he was disoriented and needed to find a phone because his wasn t working.
I did not see Scott Wilson s car in the canal, Goodman testified. If I had I would have gone in apatagonia guide jacket queennd tried to help.
Although his blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit, he claims he drank after the crash to calm his nerves.
It was while he was looking for help, Goodman said, that he stumbled upon a barn a plapatagonia guide pants leggingsce he referred to as a man cave where he found liquor.
I drank it out of the bottle, Goodman said.
A jury was selected in Tampa and brought to West Palm Beach for the retrial because of all the publicity the high profile trial attracted initially. Jurors have been sequestered in the hotel where they re staying.
