Duval DUI death sparks $10.5M in damages to family

A Duval County jury has awarded $10.3 million in compensatory damages to the parents of a 21-year-old woman who died in a head-on crash on Interstate 295 in Arlington.

But when the family of Nell Marie Behr might see that settlement will be determined by multiple factors, says local attorney and legal expert John Phillips, who is not involved in this case

Ramon Gerardo Cerda, 39, was driving on the wrong side of the interstate when the crash occurred on Jan. 12 2023, according to the police and prosecution reports. The Palacios, Texas man plead guilty a year later, and was sentenced to 12 years in prison for DUI manslaughter and reckless driving causing damage, according to court files…

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