Man charged with DUI manslaughter in wrong-way crash on I-95 that left 2 dead

File photo of Florida Highway Patrol cruiser (WJXT 2020)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 32-year-old Jacksonville man is charged with two counts of DUI manslaughter in a wrong-way crash last year that left two people dead, according to an arrest report.

Stephen Boydston is also charged with two counts of vehicular homicide, the report shows.

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According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the head-on collision happened around 2:15 a.m. Aug. 1 on Interstate 95, south of Forest Street.

Troopers said a silver 2005 Chevrolet pickup truck was traveling north on southbound I-95 when the pickup collided head-on with a gold 2002 Chevrolet Impala heading south in the right lane.

According to FHP, the driver of the sedan, a 29-year-old Jacksonville woman, and the passenger in the Impala, a 30-year-old Jacksonville man, were killed.

Troopers said the driver of the pickup was transported to a hospital with critical injuries. Boydston is still in the hospital.


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