Florida dad charged after letting unlicensed son drive family car involved in deadly crash: Records

The Brief

  • The father of a 15-year-old Florida boy accused of killing 4 people in a 2023 crash is facing charges of vehicular manslaughter.
  • In 2023, a 15-year-old unlicensed driver allegedly skipped a stop sign and T-boned another vehicle, killing 3 of the four people inside, including 3 children, FHP said.
  • The boy’s father is accused of knowing his son did not have a permit or a driver’s license and still allowed him to drive one of the family’s vehicles.

ORLANDO, Fla. The father of a Florida teen accused of causing a deadly crash in 2023 has been charged with several counts of manslaughter related to that crash, according to court records.

In new court documents, authorities allege that the dad let his unlicensed 15-year-old drive three of his friends around town before the deadly crash, and intentionally moved another vehicle out of the driveway that was blocking the other vehicle.

FHP said the 15-year-old is facing four counts of vehicular homicide in the crash.

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