A Florida man who has been getting a lot of media attention for his role in the death of a Miami Heat cheerleader, was sentenced on May 6, 2104 for the DUI manslaughter charge that he was recently convicted of. Mario Careaga was driving back from a mall in Ft. Lauderdale when he struck the […]
Nancy Lopez-Ruiz
DUI Manslaughter Case Nearly Ended by Mistrial After Allegations of Juror Bias
Mario Careaga, an insurance executive from Broward County, was found guilty of DUI manslaughter for his roll in the death of Miami Heat dancer Nancy Lopez-Ruiz in 2010. Careaga was driving after leaving a party at a department store when he struck Lopez-Ruiz, who was parked on the side of the road on her motorcycle. […]