A Beaumont family is outraged after the DUI driver who killed their loved one has been released on bail and is set to spend the holidays out of jail just weeks after turning their world upside down.
“I planned to grow old with her,” said Adam Witlatch. “And that was taken away from me.”
He married his middle school sweetheart 23-year-old Carlie Rose two weeks ago and the couple had just returned from their honeymoon when the tragedy happened.
Riverside County Sheriff’s Office deputies say that they spotted a wrong way driver on Seminole Drive near the outlets and casino in Cabazon on Oct. 4, and when they tried to pull him over, he sped away.
This began their chase, which continued at high speeds until the driver slammed into Carlie’s car as she sat at a stop sign, killing her.
“He may of not intended to kill my wife, but as far as I see it, if you intended to run when you kill someone, it’s intentional,” WItlatch said.