Each year, the ever popular South by Southwest Concert makes national headlines, but 2014 marks the first year these headlines were related to a succession of DUI accidents rather than a series of outstanding musical performances. In an episode that ended in two fatalities, DUI suspect Rashad Charjuan Owens was escorted beyond the police barricades […]
DUI Manslaughter
Brevard County Woman Dies in Suspected DUI Accident
Just before midnight on March 1, 2014, 43-year-old Jennifer Dusan from Merritt Island was driving her 2003 Ford Mustang in Port St. John in Brevard County, Florida when she went to make a turn onto U.S. 1. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Dusan lost control of her car and hit a Ford Taurus with […]
Broward County Woman Faces Heavy Prison Time for Drunken Hit and Run
A Coral Springs resident who was originally from upstate New York was killed while riding his motorcycle when he was involved in an accident with an alleged drunk driver. 30-year-old Benjamin Pirofsky was riding his motorcycle on North Federal Highway in Broward County when Nadia Verdoni made a left turn into his path with her […]
Pasco County Man Charged With Manslaughter and BUI after Brother’s Death
Jeffery Griffin, also known as Jeremy, was arrested earlier in February for manslaughter and boating under the influence, six months after the death of his brother in a boating accident. Griffin, a member of a prominent Pasco County political family, allegedly hit a marker with his boat over Labor Day weekend. His younger brother, Joshua […]
