European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse In family photo Don e. Payton left posed with hit wife Rosemary sons Andrew left and Christopher and Daug if frs Jennifer Ami Elizabeth right. Pay ton s family is not Only suing the Drunken Driver who has been indicted Tor murder in his death but also a major liquor distilling concern Ana the club when the Driver was served his drinks. Itt Vort ten a photo Allend such banquets As the one on july in arc encouraged to iry a lot of dunks As a Way of Lamiha ing themselves Wilh whal they arc Selling some May Only Inko 3 sip or two to iry Iho drink said Chr former representative total of mini s har Bill May to a Little misleading in the Light Tho source snid add Iarj. A s like any Olhorn Gocial Luni Licin. Whore Frome poo pc drink i lot and some drink a i lie a Filo Hie 11 pro Fri fur nun sol Era representatives and six a their superiors Ato i hair Lizul Rinir Jinn and had their drinks. Dun Paylon spent a quid evening Al Homo with his a if of 37 yogis later Imbt night oni of their Loui children Christopher was duo Homo from Toledo. Ohio whore to 15 a medical intern to seek his lather s advice on his career and Iho next Day Al one of Iho three apartment houses Hal Payton had Hough i both Lor mos Lyonl and Lor the absorption of managing them workers were to pour a new Concrete floor in a garage Hal to planned to Convol to an Art studio Wilh a graduate degree in line arts from Iho University of Iowa to had taught Al Syracuse University. Lalor. Pulling his undergraduate engineering degree to work to ill there to join general electric at his death he was a pal ont holding pro incl planner in it s refrigerator division Here looking Forward to resuming his painting Afler Reli Romona to and hts Wile a school librarian saw All Lour children through graduate school Jennifer 35 years old. Now a lawyer in Louisville Christopher 33, a doctor Elizabeth. 30. A. Water resources Engineer in Denver and Andrew a Louisville lawyer and banker Don Paylon As is Clear irom photographs was an Active energetic Man. His Flat Holly and lean Frame and a dark Board Only beginning to turn Gray made him look 20 years younger than to was to liked a single boor Al night the family says and spent most of his ire Lime working on his apartments by All accounts his family was Centrallo his Lilc he turned Down promotions while the children wore growing up so hat they would nol have to move. About the Timo James left the parly and headed Oul in Norw void Timoni photo a room at the Jefferson club where Brown Forman corp. Held a dinner party the night Payton was killed. Camber 27,1986 his Van. Driving on River Road skirting the Ohio toward his Home in the suburbs was of Louisville the Lele Phona rang in the pay Ion Home near James s Roule the caller was a in Nail of an apartment House owned by Payton who was locked out and wanted the landlord to Lei him in Paylon slipped Inlo Tan shorts and a while to Sli irl. Got into the Volkswagen and headed toward Central Louisville. A Quick right and left Oul of the Fli Verwood subdivision Ihnn a mild roller coaster ride Down Blankenbaker Lane toward the River Ihnn left on River Road past the Louisville Boal club Donald James Van according to Iho police imports. Crossed Inlo Payton s Lane and hit the Volkswagen head on Ihen bounced Back into the proper Lane a prosecutor who was called to the scene that night. William c Grimes to assistant Commonwealth Allor Noy. Said i be got a disk that s about 51 feel Long and you could have set Tho vow on it after it was crumpled in the Accident that is a bit of hyperbole bul the car was missing ils entire loll Iron multiple Blunt traumatic in Kinas including lacerations of vital internal organs we o listed by the medical examiner As Tho cause of Payton s death put Al 13 39 19, by Tho police according to Olli Cial records James was Able to walk and said lie d d not remember what had happened. A police report noted Hal James May have been under the influence of " Laboratory analysis according to Hospital records and the prosecuting attorney showed Hal his blood contained 199 milligrams of alcohol por Decilier the legally permissible limit for a Driver in Kentucky As to a my slates is 100 milligrams Donald James rial for murder is scheduled Loi March the victim s family thought Shore would he so much pressure coming Down hat we would l pursue in. Or would negotiate it away says Grimes the first Lime we Wen to court the defense attorney said. Do you know who this person is9 " referring to James the Defenso lawyer has not been Tho Only Louis Veltian to ask the question according to the pros ocular. Adding. I said yes. He s a drunk Driver who killed somebody " coming to the door of his suburban Homo in a Blue sweatsuit a subdued James not Lang ago looked perhaps trimmer than to was Las july Soli spoken round laced and tall with thinning Light hair and spectacles he politely refused All bul one or two que Shons Why the Lor Sale sign on the Lawni transferred said James As part of a recent Yoorga Malion. When will the family leave As soon As to can gel the kids in school " Jamos is the Taihei of three children mrs. Paylon her children say. Still cannot talk about the Accident without crying the stars and stripes Page 15
