Police in Haines City announced that an Uber driver is facing charges after he allegedly crashed his vehicle while under the influence of meth and marijuana, killing his passenger.
Clint Fischer, 27, of Orange County was charged with DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide, and possession of meth and drug paraphernalia. It is unclear if he has acquired the services of an attorney.
Police in Tampa, FL, announced the arrest of a 22-year-old man who allegedly struck and killed a bicyclist on Wednesday night and fled the scene.
Seth Lapensohn faces a felony charge of leaving the scene of a crash involving death and a misdemeanor DUI charge. He is being held in the Hillsborough County Jail on $15,500 bond. The press did not name an attorney for him.
Authorities in Putnam County, FL, have announced the arrest of a woman accused of causing a DUI crash almost 10 months ago that killed a 75-year-old man and injured four others.
Savannah Serrano, 30, was charged with DUI manslaughter, DUI resulting in serious bodily injury, and DUI resulting in property damage. She was also charged with marijuana possession after marijuana was purportedly found in her vehicle. Serrano is being held at Putnam County Jail on $100,000 bond. The press did not name an attorney for her.
Police in Haines City, FL, have identified the construction worker killed after a concrete wall collapsed on him at a construction site in Polk County.
According to the Haines City Police Department, the collapse occurred just after 10 a.m. on January 17 at the site of a retail center near the intersection of Davenport Boulevard and U.S. 27. The construction worker who was killed was identified as 49-year-old Martin Loera of Bartow.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) are calling on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to release injury records for all Amazon fulfillment centers.
Sanders and Omar sent a letter to OSHA last week requesting the federal agency provide Amazon’s injury records for the last three years, saying finding the information “should be quick and easy” because of an OSHA rule that requires businesses to digitally submit data of workplace injuries and illnesses to the agency.
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