Loved ones push for change after mom of 4 is hit and killed in DUI crash

Dana Rivera was hit and killed in a DUI crash in February. Now, her best friend is speaking out and pushing for change.

Around 7 p.m. on February 27, a Pinellas County deputy arrested Nicholas Betancourt for driving under the influence in East Lake. Court records show that he was released from jail the next day at 9 a.m.

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Loved ones push for change after mom of 4 is hit and killed in DUI crash

Less than seven hours later, authorities said that Betancourt, who was driving on a suspended license, was going north on Gunn Highway in Odessa when he drifted into the southbound lane and hit another vehicle. That crash killed Rivera…

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