Hialeah Gardens DUI Manslaughter Case: Surveillance and Body Cam Video Released
WPLG Local 10December 5, 20252 min1,040 views
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- 🚗 Surveillance video shows a car crashing into a Hialeah Gardens lake on New Year's Eve 2024.
- 💔 Police state the driver, Julia Vega, was drunk and killed her best friend, Elsa Pinto, who was a passenger in the vehicle.
- 🌊 Vega managed to escape the sinking car through the driver's side window, but Pinto did not survive.
Driver's Arrest and Investigation
- 👮 Body camera footage captures the moments after Vega was pulled from the water by an officer.
- 🧪 Vega is shown attempting, and later failing, a field sobriety test.
- 🗣️ Investigators noted Vega's slurred speech and bloodshot, watery eyes.
- 🍷 Vega admitted to drinking wine earlier that night, and a blood draw revealed a blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit, along with anti-anxiety medication.
Legal Proceedings and Family Impact
- ⚖️ Vega is facing DUI manslaughter charges and is scheduled for a trial hearing next month.
- 👨👩👧👦 Vega's attorney stated that Vega and the victim were best friends and shared grandchildren, emphasizing the devastating loss to the family.
- 🙏 The victim's family is requesting prayers and privacy during this difficult time.
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