‘Horrific tragedy.’ Driver sentenced in fatal Manatee crash after speeding at 120 mph

A driver has been sentenced to prison for a high-speed crash in Manatee County that killed a teenage passenger and seriously injured two others in 2020.

Luke Terrence Politi, 21, of Apopka, was sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide and reckless driving, the State Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Prosecutors said Politi, who was 17 at the time, was driving at over 120 mph with alcohol in his system when he lost control of a Tesla, causing a crash that killed a 16-year-old.

The charges carried a maximum possible sentence of 20 years in prison, according to a news release…

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