Fugitive Caught in Mexico After 19 Years for 2006 DUI Manslaughter Case

Fugitive Apprehended After Nearly Two Decades

• 📌 Ladies Menendez Abdalah was captured in Mexico after being on the run for 19 years.
• ⚡ She is now back in Miami to face justice for a fatal crash that occurred in August 2006.

Deadly DUI Crash in Hialeah

• 🚗 In 2006, Menendez, allegedly drunk and driving a silver Toyota, ran a red light at a Hialeah intersection.
• 💔 She collided with a blue pickup truck, resulting in the instant death of the driver, Gloria Hall.
• 🔬 Blood tests confirmed Menendez had been drinking, but she fled the country before she could be arrested.

Justice After Long Pursuit

• 🔍 Detectives relentlessly searched for Menendez for nearly two decades.
• 🤝 Officials in Mexico located and apprehended her, subsequently bringing her back to Miami.
• ⚖️ Menendez is facing charges of DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide.
• ⚠️ Court records indicate she is considered a flight risk and is being held on a $250,000 bond.