Broward Sheriff’s Office
PLANTATION — A gentleman was arrested this weekend for his involvement in a 2022 multi-motor vehicle crash on Florida’s Turnpike that remaining a youthful tow truck driver lifeless.
Florida Freeway Patrol introduced early Saturday early morning that 42-calendar year-old Lucas Cerotti of Margate had been arrested and charged with two counts of DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide, DUI house harm and reckless driving resulting in particular damage and/or house destruction.
Back on Oct. 8, 2022, all-around 5:04 a.m., an FHP trooper was touring southbound on Florida’s Turnpike just south of Dawn Boulevard in Plantation metropolis limitations when he observed a four-auto crash in the northbound lanes of the region. He then responded to the scene, exactly where he found that it also included 3 pedestrians and resulted in one fatality, which prompted an additional trooper to reply.
In accordance to law enforcement investigations at the time, three automobiles of the four vehicles ended up stopped on the outside paved shoulder of the northbound lanes, with a Toyota Sequoia parked ahead of the Chevrolet Colorado, which was parked ahead of a Ford F-450 tow truck. The Toyota was disabled owing to a flat tire, and its driver identified as assistance from the Chevrolet driver as the tow truck responded to the scene, the warrant affidavit stated.
With the tow truck amber lights flashing, the tow truck driver — who was identified as 22-calendar year-old Darryl Larueso Brooks — was standing in front of his car or truck at the time of the crash.
In the meantime, a Ford F-250 was touring northbound on the outside the house lane of the turnpike and approaching the a few other autos. Its driver — Cerotti — failed to manage a one lane and entered on to the shoulder ahead of crashing into the rear close of the tow truck. The tow truck then struck Brooks in advance of continuing to press forward and colliding with the other two autos.
Brooks was then transported to Broward Well being Health-related Centre, in which was pronounced useless afterwards that morning.
In accordance to the affidavit, the trooper identified Cerotti to be the driver at fault owing to him however sitting down inside his truck at the time of law enforcement’s response to the scene. The driver seat compartment was swabbed as there was blood remaining in the seat, which was contained as evidence for more affirmation.
Then on Oct. 28, FHP recevied the last toxicology report from the crash, which confirmed that Cerotti’s blood analyzed constructive for alcoholic beverages and showed indications of impairment with amounts previously mentioned the .08 legal limt, even though the sample was taken about 5-and-a-50 percent several hours immediately after the crash occurred, the affidavit said.
A capias warrant was then issued on Dec. 20, 2023, which then led to Cerotti’s arrest on Friday. He was transported and booked in the Broward County Jail.
