According to the Palm Beach Post, the family of a West Palm Beach woman who was killed in an accident in February has filed a lawsuit against the 29-year-old man who has been accused of causing the accident.
The Wellington man was charged with DUI manslaughter in connection with the crash after law enforcement found that he had a blood alcohol level of .24 — three times the legal blood alcohol limit for driving a vehicle.
The crash occurred on Feb. 23 at the intersection of Okeechobee Boulevard and North Jog Road. The victim was driving a Ford Mustang going north on Jog Road and the accused was driving a Cadillac Escalade on Okeechobee Blvd.
The Palm Beach Post reports that the Wellington man ran a red light and his Cadillac struck the right side of the Mustang. According to a police report, a passenger in the Cadillac said that she had warned the Cadillac’s driver several times that the light was red.
His response allegedly was, “Watch this.”
The West Palm Beach woman died at the scene. A passenger with her had to be cut out of the Mustang and was rushed to St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach.
After authorities determined that the driver of the Escalade was driving his vehicle while over the legal blood alcohol limit, he was booked into Palm Beach County Jail and was released after posting a $36,000 bond.
The lawsuit contends that the Cadillac’s driver was negligent and responsible for the death of the mother of two.
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