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Victim in wrong-way crash on I-95 was immigrant seeking better life in America
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
The sun sentinel recently posted an update on the accident that occurred on Friday: Her life ended on Interstate 95 just months after she arrived in South Florida to help her family abroad. Aracely Mendoza moved from Nicaragua in October for better job opportunities. The 23-year-old settled in Miami, found a service job and sent nearly all her earnings to her family, her friends said. "She was a good person — very moral," said one friend, Milbia Matamoros.
In the early hours last Friday, Mendoza was killed in a head-on wreck on Interstate 95 in Broward County that was caused by a car going in the wrong direction, the Florida Highway Patrol said Monday. Mendoza — the sole person who died in the crash — was a passenger in a white 2005 Ford van headed south at about 4:18 a.m. Near Commercial Boulevard, a silver 2003 BMW struck the van, shredding the BMW's front half and tearing into the front passenger side of the van, the FHP said. FHP Lt. Gene Hingson said evidence at the crash site and witnesses confirmed the BMW was traveling north in the southbound lanes.
No one has been charged in the crash. FHP investigators are waiting to obtain toxicology results of the BMW's driver, Davydson Soares, 31, of Pompano Beach, to determine whether he was driving under the influence, Hingson said. Soares was treated and released from Broward General Medical Center on Friday. He couldn't be reached for comment despite a visit to his home Monday.
State records show Soares has a suspended license for failure to pay traffic fines. On March 22, Miami Beach police charged him with the misdemeanor crime of disorderly conduct. He told authorities he was a chiropractor, records show.
The van's driver, Elba Matamoros, 39, and two passengers, Tonya Carrera, 24, and Ruby Castenerra, 29, were treated and released from Broward General Medical Center Friday. They all live in Miami. Elba Matamoros, Milbia Matamoros' sister, said Monday that friends were trying to raise about $5,000 to pay for Mendoza's body to be returned to her homeland.
Matamoros said someone must be held accountable for Mendoza's death. "I want justice," she said.
The law provides a limited time period for you to bring an automobile accident claim. If you are in Florida, and have been injured in an auto accident, or if you have a loved one injured, contact Ellis, Ged & Bodden P.A. today. We will work diligently to protect your legal rights and to maximize your recovery. The initial consultation is free of charge, so call or email us today.
In the early hours last Friday, Mendoza was killed in a head-on wreck on Interstate 95 in Broward County that was caused by a car going in the wrong direction, the Florida Highway Patrol said Monday. Mendoza — the sole person who died in the crash — was a passenger in a white 2005 Ford van headed south at about 4:18 a.m. Near Commercial Boulevard, a silver 2003 BMW struck the van, shredding the BMW's front half and tearing into the front passenger side of the van, the FHP said. FHP Lt. Gene Hingson said evidence at the crash site and witnesses confirmed the BMW was traveling north in the southbound lanes.
No one has been charged in the crash. FHP investigators are waiting to obtain toxicology results of the BMW's driver, Davydson Soares, 31, of Pompano Beach, to determine whether he was driving under the influence, Hingson said. Soares was treated and released from Broward General Medical Center on Friday. He couldn't be reached for comment despite a visit to his home Monday.
State records show Soares has a suspended license for failure to pay traffic fines. On March 22, Miami Beach police charged him with the misdemeanor crime of disorderly conduct. He told authorities he was a chiropractor, records show.
The van's driver, Elba Matamoros, 39, and two passengers, Tonya Carrera, 24, and Ruby Castenerra, 29, were treated and released from Broward General Medical Center Friday. They all live in Miami. Elba Matamoros, Milbia Matamoros' sister, said Monday that friends were trying to raise about $5,000 to pay for Mendoza's body to be returned to her homeland.
Matamoros said someone must be held accountable for Mendoza's death. "I want justice," she said.
The law provides a limited time period for you to bring an automobile accident claim. If you are in Florida, and have been injured in an auto accident, or if you have a loved one injured, contact Ellis, Ged & Bodden P.A. today. We will work diligently to protect your legal rights and to maximize your recovery. The initial consultation is free of charge, so call or email us today.
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