Miami Driver Guilty in I-95 Car Accident that Killed Two Florida Motorcyclists
A jury found a 26-year-old Miami, Florida woman guilty of vehicular homicide in a car and motorcycle accident that left two motorcycle operators dead. The fatal Florida car accident occurred in Feb. 2008.
Killed were an off-duty police officer from North Miami and a computer operator from West Palm Beach. According to news reports, the two friends, who were en route to Bike Week in Daytona Beach, Florida, were parked along the side of interstate 95 northbound near St. Lucie and Indian River counties. They were struck and killed by the female motorist, Dominique Brice, whom witnesses reported was travelling at high rates of speed, weaving in and out of traffic, and cutting off other drivers. The driver found guilty in this fatal Florida car crash was driving a Saturn.
The jury verdict of vehicular homicide could carry a sentence of up to 30 years. Sentencing will take place in Nov.
Florida Motorcycle Accident Fatalities Highest in the Nation
Fort Lauderdale motorcycle accident lawyers witness the devastation families endure when their loved ones are injured or killed by motorists driving recklessly. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that the rate of fatal motorcycle accidents rose by 7 percent in 2007 -- 5,154 motorcyclists died and some 103,000 were injured on the nation's roadways. Of those fatalities, 530 were in Florida -- the highest number killed in the country -- followed by California (495) and Texas (375). (NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts 2007 Data: Motorcycles)
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