MacArthur Causeway crash driver arraigned on DUI manslaughter, other charges
Nicholas Robinson was allegedly going over 100 mph when he plowed into Gabriela Rios Flores' disabled Jeep Wrangler.
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Nicholas Robinson was allegedly going over 100 mph when he plowed into Gabriela Rios Flores' disabled Jeep Wrangler.
For the first time, CBS News Miami hears from a survivor of the horrific crash last month on the MacArthur Causeway that took the life of FIU student Gabriela Alejandra Rios Flores.
At the time of his arrest, he was charged with DUI and reckless driving. The charges were upgraded to vehicular homicide after the 18-year-old died from her injuries.
Robinson was charged with reckless driving and DUI with serious injuries.
Police said that speed and alcohol were factors in the "mass casualty incident."
Angelo Ragonese tested positive for cocaine at the time of the crash, the sheriff's office said.
Yves Erold Altieri is facing two charges in death of Eduardo Meridas Llanas, in November.
St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson said the officers were conducting a traffic stop when the crash happened.
Parademics on the scene took the deputy to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, BSO told CBS News Miami.
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Police said they made the arrest on Thursday, nearly three years after the crash.
He told the trooper he had "three cups of vodka" at the club before the crash, the arrest affidavit stated.
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Upon arrival, emergency crews found the driver and the home's residents uninjured during the crash, BSO stated.
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