16-Year-Old Johnston Taylor Charged in Death of Auburn Radio's Rod Bramblett

Sixteen-year-old Johnston Taylor was arrested on Monday and charged with two counts of manslaughter in connection to the death of longtime Auburn radio announcer Rod Bramblett and his wife, Paula, on May 25, according to ESPN's Mark Schlabach.

Taylor is being held on $50,000 bond.

ESPN.com previously reported that Rod, 53, died of a severe closed head injury. Paula, 52, died of multiple internal injuries. Taylor was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, per the Montgomery Advertiser's Josh Vitale.

According to Schlabach, Taylor's jeep was "traveling at an excessive rate of speed, well over the posted 55 mph speed limit" when it crashed into the back of the Brambletts' vehicle. The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences later found marijuana in Taylor's system at the time of the crash.

Taylor will be tried as an adult, according to WFSA (h/t WBRC FOX6).

Bramblett served as the radio announcer for Auburn's football, men's basketball and baseball teams. His most iconic call came on the "Kick Six" in the 2013 Iron Bowl, as Chris Davis returned a missed Alabama field-goal attempt for a game-winning touchdown:

He won the Alabama State Broadcaster of the Year award three times (2006, 2010, 2013).