John Caleb Dixon was sentenced in Polk County to 15 years, with eight to serve, after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide and DUI.
The crash happened on Prior Station Road near Dry Creek Road. Georgia State Patrol said Dixon failed to make a curve, crossed into the other lane, went down an embankment, and hit a tree.
His passenger, 26-year-old Jacqueline Ledbetter, was flown to a hospital but later died.
Investigators said Dixon had been drinking earlier in the day, and his blood alcohol level was above the legal limit after the crash.
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John Caleb Dixon, 31, of McIntyre, Georgia, has been booked into the Polk County Jail after being charged with a wreck that resulted in the death of 26 year-old Jacquline Adreanna Lynn Ledbetter, of Cedartown.
The wreck, which occurred last June 15, occurred when Dixon was driving westbound on Prior Station Road at a high rate of speed and crossed into oncoming traffic while negotiating a curve. His Hyundai Accent then left the roadway and went down an embankment before striking a tree.
Ledbetter was air lifted to Kennestone Hospital where she has since passed away.
Dixon is charged with first-degree vehicular homicide , DUI, failure to maintain lane, too fast for conditions, open container violation, and suspended registration.
