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| Robert Charles Pate III |
A Sylacauga man involved in a deadly wreck while driving
drunk will go to prison for murder. 53
year old Robert Charles Pate III, pleaded guilty in April to the murder of
19-year-old Christin Leigh Thrash and assault of Thrash's mother, Tisha
Pate. The Pates are not related. Thrash died November 16, 2012, in a wreck on
Sylacauga Fayetteville Highway about one mile west of Sylacauga. Thrash, her fiancé, their six-month-old
daughter, and her younger brother were riding with Tisha Pate. Robert Pate's car struck the family's SUV,
causing it to flip. Thrash died on impact.
Tisha Pate said she blamed herself for her daughter's death. Tisha Pate suffered significant injuries and
has not regained full function of her left hand. She said doctors want to perform surgery, but
she can't afford to do it because she has to take care of Thrash's daughter,
Moriah, who turns two next month. Investigators
say Robert Pate's blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit when
the wreck. Judge William Hollingsworth
III sentenced him to 26 years in prison.
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