NORTH BAY VILLAGE, FLORIDA — A Florida man will spend more than four decades behind bars after authorities say he caused a horrific high-speed crash that killed a mother and her two teenage daughters, trapping the children inside a burning vehicle as flames consumed it.
According to court records, Julius Bernstein, 27, was sentenced Friday to 45 years in prison for the deaths of Cynthia Orsa Telliz, and her daughters Sophia Saidi, 15, and Maria Saidi, 12. A jury convicted Bernstein in September of vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a crash causing death.
Nearly 100 MPH in a 30 MPH Zone
The deadly crash occurred on June 27, 2022, along the John F. Kennedy Causeway, which connects Miami to North Bay Village.
Investigators determined Bernstein was driving his Dodge Charger at 109 miles per hour in a 30 mph zone before slowing slightly to about 97 mph moments before impact, according to a probable cause arrest affidavit…