A Broward sheriff’s deputy has been charged — and has resigned from his job — after two women reported that he touched them inappropriately after traffic stops last year. Authorities on Monday charged Charles E. Grady, 39, a deputy for nearly 12 years, with two counts of misdemeanor battery. In…
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Boca Raton woman charged with negligent manslaughter after killing 2
BOCA RATON – Florida Highway Patrol charged a 20-year-old Boca Raton woman with two counts of negligent manslaughter and drunken driving relating to a fatal car accident that killed two people. Daniela Torres was arrested Monday afternoon following a six-month investigation into the crash, which happened on Interstate 95 near…
Fort Lauderdale Judge Frees ex-Yankee Jim Leyritz in Fatal DUI Case
Former Yankee Jim Leyritz caught a legal break Tuesday when a Broward circuit judge released him from jail. Leyritz, facing DUI manslaughter charges stemming from the December 2007 crash that killed Fredia Veitch, 30, in Fort Lauderdale. A court-ordered monitoring device showed he drove four times with alcohol in his…
Are Florida Cops Abusing the “Move Over” Law F.S. 316.126?
Florida’s “Move Over” law states in part: 316.126 Operation of vehicles and actions of pedestrians on approach of authorized emergency vehicle.– (b) When an authorized emergency vehicle making use of any visual signals is parked or a wrecker displaying amber rotating or flashing lights is performing a recovery or loading…