2 killed, 1 arrested following motorcycle crash in Glades County

UPDATE: A Fort Lauderdale man has been found not guilty after being arrested and charged with DUI manslaughter in the aftermath of a 2018 crash.

Craig Kingsley Colton, 51, was found not guilty by a jury trial in the 20th Judicial Circuit Court in Glades County. His defense argued that the road he crashed on provided unsafe driving conditions.

Colton, who was represented by Eric Schwartzreich, Anthony Bruno and Sheila Zelnoor, was involved in a motorcycle convoy in which multiple motorcycles lost control making a turn on Reservation Road in Glades County. His passenger, Nicole Hobin, 43, also of Fort Lauderdale, was killed in the crash.

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ORIGINAL STORY

One person was arrested in connection with a deadly crash Saturday afternoon on Reservation Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Craig Kingsley Colton, 48, of Fort Lauderdale, is facing a charge of DUI manslaughter, according to the FHP. His passenger —Nicole Hobin, 43, of Fort Lauderdale— was killed in the crash.

The driver of the fourth motorycle suffered critical injuries following the crash, but was later pronounced dead, according to the FHP.

Six motorcyclists were traveling south on Reservation Road, less than 5.5 miles south of State Road 70, State troopers said. When they attempted to negotiate a left curve, the motorcyclists traveled off the roadway and into a ditch.

The motorcyclists were then thrown from their motorcycles, and Hobin was pronounced dead on scene, according to State troopers.

The other drivers sustained minor injuries, State troopers said.