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HIGH POINT (MCT) — A High Point man was sentenced to a prison term in connection with a fatal traffic accident.

Brady Barnett Snow, 40, of Roseland Street pleaded guilty last week to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault charges in the Nov. 30, 2008, death of Jeffery Neal Rollins of Thomasville. He was sentenced to a minimum of 57 months and a maximum of 79 months in prison.

Snow was driving a 1990 Chevrolet Suburban that rear-ended a 2008 Toyota Camry driven by Rollins at the intersection of East Hartley Drive and Johnson Street. Rollins, 53, died at the scene. His wife and passenger, Vickie Rollins, was critically injured but survived.

According to the High Point Police Department's report on the crash, the Camry was going east on East Hartley Drive and was coming to a stop at the light at the intersection when the Suburban crashed into it from behind at an estimated 95 mph. The force of the impact pushed the car 445 feet.

Vickie Rollins said it was her understanding based on information from prosecutors that Snow, who was not seriously injured, may have been rushing to his home to deal with a "panic attack disorder" at the time of the crash.

She said she remembered being in the car with her husband in the moments before the crash, and the next thing she can recall is waking up at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

Vickie Rollins suffered massive internal injuries and brain injuries. She also broke a hip and most of her ribs

Jeff Rollins was retired from the Davidson County Sheriff's Office, where he had worked for early 30 years.

The day of the accident was the couple's 31st wedding anniversary. They were out shopping for Christmas presents for the needy.

Snow initially was cited for having no driver's license — a charge that was dismissed as part of his plea agreement. He has three prior convictions in North Carolina: for drug possession in 1996, driving while impaired in 1995 and possession of drug paraphernalia in 1991, according to court records.