Coral Springs Cop Charged In Gables DUI Manslaughter Crash
CORAL GABLES (CBS4) - A Coral Springs Police officer is out of a job after turning himself in to face DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges.
Peter Munoz, 24, surrendered to Coral Gables Police Thursday afternoon. He has since posted bond.
Police say at 4:07 a.m. on the morning of July 16, 2011, Munoz and Jennifer Gutierrez, 23, were involved in a crash at LeJeune Road and Aledo Avenue.
Gutierrez, a law student and mother of a 4 year old, was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical condition. She succumbed to her injured four days later.
Munoz was also taken to JMH and treated for lesser injuries. According to police, a toxicology report on Munoz showed a blood alcohol level of .229, well above the legal limit of .008.
Coral Springs Police say Munoz had only been a patrol officer for the department for 5 months. He was terminated for failure to complete the mandated employment probationary period.
