Late for work and allegedly driving nearly five times over the legal limit, a 25-year-old woman T-boned a vehicle, claiming the life of a wife and mother of three at a Winter Springs intersection. The “horrific” crash has not only led to serious DUI charges, but also a heartfelt plea from Chief of Police Matt Tracht to avoid drinking and driving, especially over the upcoming Memorial Day holiday.
Asnubil Escobar, a bartender and restaurant manager in Sanford, was arrested at her home on Wednesday night and charged with the following after the incident that unfolded at 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Winter Springs Police Department:
- Vehicular DUI homicide
- DUI with property damage
- DUI causing injury
- DUI with blood alcohol of 0.08 or more
Police responded to the crash at the intersection of State Road 434 and Vistawilla Drive in Winter Springs at around 10 a.m. Escobar, in a white Toyota, allegedly T-boned a white Honda, driven by the victim, Tiffany Alexander.
Alexander’s friend from their running club told police that they had just left a park and was driving behind Alexander at the time of the crash, according to an arrest affidavit.
“Tiffany did nothing wrong. Tiffany was just at the wrong place at the wrong time, and this is an instance where a bad thing happened to a good person,” Chief Tracht said during a Thursday morning press conference.
Two of Alexander’s kids were in the backseat at the time of the crash – a 9-month-old girl in a car seat and a 4-year-old girl in a booster seat, according to an arrest affidavit. The older daughter had some minor injuries from the crash and also passed out after being taken out of the car by Alexander’s friend, police said.
Alexander died at the hospital, according to police.
The kids are OK, but the family is pretty shaken up after the crash, Chief Tracht said.
“I spoke to Mr. Alexander last night, expressed our condolences,” Chief Tracht said. “He was very thankful, but he’s going through a grieving stage right now. He’s in shock. His wife and the mother of the three kids do not have a mother anymore, so he’s going to deal with that.
“It’s very emotional. I can’t think of anybody that would be sitting here, standing here right now, wanting to go through what he’s going through.”
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Source: Fox35Orlando
