A man accused of driving drunk when he allegedly struck a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputy who was helping out with a crash on the Florida’s Turnpike just days after Christmas was back behind bars on Thursday as the deputy’s brother spoke for the first time.
Lonnel Brinson is facing charges of reckless driving causing serious bodily injury, DUI with serious bodily injury, knowingly driving with a suspended licensed, and driving without a license or with a suspended license causing serious bodily injury in the Dec. 27 crash that injured Deputy Leo Cantave.
Brinson was initially arrested after the crash but was placed back into custody Thursday and appeared in court after prosecutors added charges.
He was originally charged with reckless driving causing serious bodily injury. Brinson has pleaded not guilty…