Woman arrested in wrong-way crash that killed paramedic on Florida’s Turnpike

A woman was arrested in connection with a wrong-way crash on Florida’s Turnpike that killed a young paramedic back in January, his family confirmed.

Ezekiel Urrutia, 23, died when a driver in a 2010 grey Honda Element SUV crashed while traveling against traffic on the Turnpike after Red Road on Jan. 9.

“On this day, I think Ezekiel is smiling,” his father, Frank Urrutia, said Tuesday.

The suspect, 45-year-old Sunshine Rae Perez, was in bond court on Wednesday. She is facing a number of serious DUI charges, including DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide, DUI causing property damage and more…

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