Fatal crashes happen every day in the United States. Some of them are wholly avoidable, others aren’t so cut-and-dry. But running from a car crash is entirely avoidable every time. A Florida woman is learning just how seriously police and lawmakers take a fatal hit-and-run. And the “my boyfriend told me to run” excuse isn’t likely to hold up in court.
A Florida woman slammed her Mercedes-Benz into a Nissan Altima and fled on foot after allegedly listening to her boyfriend
Beverly Yvonne Slaughter was speeding in a Mercedes-Benz S-Class as she approached an intersection on West Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. Slaughter, a 25-year-old resident of Opa-locka, Florida, then ran a red light.
Unfortunately for the four occupants in a Nissan Altima, their legal turn “with a solid green signal” put them right in Slaughter’s path. She slammed into the Altima’s side, injuring all aboard.
As if bad decisions moved in packs, Slaughter decided to jump out of the car and make a run for it. She didn’t make it far, though. According to Local 10 News, police quickly caught up with Slaughter as she was “walking extremely discreet between a bushy fence line and a concrete wall” alongside a McDonald’s fast-food restaurant…