Jury selection begins Monday if mobile doctor accused of causing fatal accident

Mobile, Alabama (WKRGMore) — Doctor charged with drunk driving that caused fatal accident He is scheduled to appear in court on Monday for jury selection, according to the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office.

Neurosurgeon Jonathan Nacra is accused of causing the fatal accident that killed U.S. medical student Samantha Thomas in 2020. Thomas was a passenger in a car that left the road and crashed into a ditch.

Traffic homicide investigators said Thomas and Nakula were seen on surveillance video having a drink by the pool at the apartment complex where they lived shortly before the crash. preliminary hearing.

The preliminary hearing also revealed that the two left the apartment complex at 12:36 am on August 1, 2020 and the crash occurred at 12:41 am. 138 mph Located on West I-65 Service Road.

Defense attorneys argued at the time that there was no evidence that alcohol was involved in the accident.

After being charged with manslaughter, Nakhla fired from position as neurosurgeon at Mobile InfirmaryIn September 2021, Nakula’s charges were upgraded from manslaughter to murder.