A Baltimore man facing manslaughter charges pleaded guilty on Jan. 31 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown.
Robert Carter and his defense counsel Warren Brown, accepted a plea of ten years, suspending all but four years, with five years supervised probation for vehicular manslaughter.
Carter, 22, was charged with negligent vehicular manslaughter, automotive/boat manslaughter, and two counts of traffic violation in connection to an incident on July 29, 2021.
According to court documents read by the prosecutor, on the day of the incident, officers were called to West Baltimore Street for reports of a pedestrian being hit. On arrival, officers found the victim, Dennis McMullen.
The victim was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma, where he succumbed to his injuries.
The defendant openly admitted to the police that he had hit the victim. He told officers that he was running late to work, which is why he ran through a red light. He said he tried to avoid hitting the victim. The defendant was traveling 64 miles per hour.
“It’s been hard,” said the victim’s sister during her impact statement on Tuesday. “My heart is healing.”
At the end of the hearing, the defendant and the victim’s sister hugged each other.
“I would like to apologize to your honor and the victim’s family,” said the defendant when given a chance to address the court. “I was just really trying to get to work. I didn’t mean to kill [McMullen].”
