Former Lexington teacher sentenced to 7 years in prison after fatal DUI

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Lexington, S.C. (WOLO) – 30-year-old Nicole Wilson, former Lexington County special education teacher, was sentenced to 7 years in prison after pleading guilty to felony DUI resulting in death.

The victim, 75-year-old Roger Johnson, had picked his grandchild up from work at Applebee’s in the Harbison area on January 5, 2017, when Wilson ran through a red light and struck his vehicle.

Surveillance footage from the Town of Lexington fountain shows that the traffic light on 378 was red for approximately 5 seconds prior to the collision at 11:11 pm.

Review of the video indicates that Wilson never applied brakes while running through the red light.

The victim and his grandchild had to be mechanically extricated from their Jeep Compass by Fire Department personnel.

The investigation conducted by the Lexington Police Department revealed that Wilson had been at D’s Wings in Cayce at approximately 6:30 pm where she ordered two pints of beer.

Wilson then participated in a kickball tournament in West Columbia. A witness reported that Wilson consumed
two to three beers during the first kickball game. During the second game, a witness stated that Wilson consumed two more beers.

Following the tournament, Wilson returned to D’s Wings at approximately 10:15 pm and consumed an additional pint of beer. A search warrant was obtained by investigators for a blood sample from Wilson following the collision. The blood draw was taken at approximately 2:30 am and submitted to the S.C. Law Enforcement Division (SLED) for forensic testing. SLED determined that Wilson’s blood alcohol level was .20, more than twice the legal limit of .08.