Jefferson City man charged with manslaughter in crash that killed nursing home resident

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Jefferson City man was charged Monday with involuntary manslaughter on accusations that he had a seizure while driving after not taking his medicine, killing a nursing home resident.

Deshawn M. Robinson, 57, was charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter and driving without a license on New Year's Day. He was listed on the Cole County Jail roster on Monday evening.

Robinson crashed into Westbrook Terrace Memory Care at 3305 N. Ten Mile Drive on Thursday afternoon. The crash killed a nursing home resident. Authorities have not publicly identified the victim.

Robinson had a seizure at about 10 a.m. Jan. 1, then another one while driving a few hours later that led to the crash, according to a probable cause statement. He had not been taking his seizure medication for several days, police say.

Robinson allegedly told police that he knew not taking his medication led to him having seizures.

No court dates have been set.