Drunk driver Samuel Silva hit a Miami-Dade Police cruiser, causing it to go up in flames. The policewoman who was in that cruiser, Marisa Sanders, ended up with burns over 80% of her body as a result of the accident. Silva was convicted of DUI causing serious bodily injury in 2001 and appealed the conviction. […] read more
In February, Jan Misitis was struck by a car while crossing the street in the city of Palm Bay located in Brevard County. He was brought to the hospital, where he died of his injuries. At the scene, police believed that the person who was driving the car that struck Misitis was acting like he […] read more
In December 2013, a Washington State Man led police on a high speed chase in his $70,000 Ferrari after leaving a bar one night. During the chase, the driver, Joshua Shaun Goodman, drove at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour before hitting two cars and a house, injuring a passenger in his car. […] read more
In 2012, 22-year-old Rebecca Padowitz, from Wakulla County, Florida, was driving while under the influence when she over corrected her Jeep Cherokee. As a result, her passenger, Rona Hawkins died in a fiery crash caused when Padowitz lost control of the vehicle she was driving. In March, she was found guilty of DUI manslaughter for […] read more
On May 2, one accident in Naples, Florida ended up leading to two arrests as police found that both of the drivers in the crash were drunk. Juan Carlos Dominguez rear-ended John Warner Rippons in Naples, causing damage to both vehicles. The men were both brought to the same emergency room, and when field sobriety […] read more
