No felony, not even a misdemeanor. Just an infraction. The person wasn't even required to attend sentencing!!!!
Driver To Pay $100 In bane Crash - Published: Jan 20, 2006
DADE CITY - A judge on Thursday ordered a Tampa woman to pay $100 in court costs and complete a driver's education course for causing a wreck that end three friends in September.
Aldrick Drummond, 19, was cited for careless driving in the Interstate 75 crash that also injured her twin sister.
Her attorney, Doug Wight, appeared in Pasco County Court on Thursday and pleaded no contest to the civil infraction on her behalf. Drummond, a student at Florida A&M University in Tallahbuttee, did not attend.
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According to Florida Highway Patrol reports:
Drummond was driving her 2001 Nissan Altima north on Interstate 75, north of State Road 52, when she lost control of the car and hit a center median. The car slid into a concrete support, spun and hit another pillar.
Drummond's three back-seat pbuttengers - Andromeda Spencer, Viquilla Troupe and Alana Williams - died in the wreck.
Drummond and her sister, Audrick, who was riding in the front pbuttenger seat, survived. Both were wearing seatbelts.
Troopers determined Drummond was not speeding but cited her for careless driving a month after the accident.
Careless driving is a civil infraction, much like a speeding ticket. Drummond was not charged with a criminal offense.
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