18-year-old's Plea In Fatal Crash Rejected By Jury
18-year-old's Plea In Fatal Crash Rejected By Jury
Introduction
An appeal from prosecutors and an attorney for an 18-year-old man accused of killing four people in a traffic crash has been rejected by a Florida judge.
As per the lawsuit, the defendant stole a sports utility vehicle from Rapids Water Park and drove it at speeds high as 100 mph (161 kph). He ran a red light resulting in a collision with an SUV that was making a turn. The accident resulted in the death of all the passengers traveling in the SUV.
West Palm Beach police informed that they spotted the speedy vehicle before the mishap happened and even tried to stop it. The defendant is charged with vehicular homicide, DUI manslaughter and grand theft for the crash. He was even sentenced to be prisoned for 10 years, but the attorneys representing the plaintiffs said that the punishment is very lenient.
As per the court records, the plaintiff would have pleaded guilty to one count of grand theft auto, vehicular homicide and two counts of each of DUI manslaughter. Even his driver's license has been revoked considering the crash.
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