A Florida woman faces charges of vehicular DUI homicide after allegedly driving nearly five times over the legal limit and killing another driver. The crash also injured two children who were passengers in her vehicle.
A Florida woman is facing charges of vehicular DUI homicide after allegedly driving nearly five times over the legal limit and killing another driver.
Asnubil Escobar, 25, a bartender and restaurant manager in Sanford, was arrested at her home on Wednesday night and booked into the Seminole County jail on charges of vehicular DUI homicide, DUI with property damage, DUI causing injury, and DUI with a blood alcohol of 0.08 or more, in connection to the fatal crash.
According to the Winter Springs Police Department, Escobar allegedly ran a red light while speeding and T-boned another vehicle, killing its driver, Tiffany Alexander, a wife and mother of three. Police said Escobar had a blood alcohol level of 0.38, nearly five times the legal limit of 0.08.
"I don't know anybody in this room if we'd be standing at a [blood alcohol limit of] 0.38. I don't really know how she was driving at a 0.38, it boggles my mind," Winter Springs Police Chief Matt Tracht said during a Thursday morning press conference.
Alexander's friend, who was driving behind her at the time of the crash, told police that Escobar allegedly ran the red light while speeding.
Escobar told police that she drank her last alcoholic beverage around 1:30 a.m., hours before the crash, when she visited a Sanford bar after work. She claimed that she went home, spent time with her roommate, and left her house around 9:40 a.m. to go to work.
"You know, I find it hard to believe at 10 o'clock that morning, you're a 0.38. So, at 1:30 in the morning, if you stop drinking, are you a 0.4? 0.5? I don't know. You know, [you] probably should be dead at that point," Tracht said.
Two of Alexander's three children were in the backseat at the time of the crash and sustained minor injuries. Police said they are expected to be OK.
"This accident could have been totally prevented if Miss Escobar made some good choices that day. And we all know, she did not make good choices and this is the outcome," Tracht said.
Alexander's husband, who spoke to Chief Tracht after the crash, expressed his gratitude but said he was still in shock and grieving.
"He's going through a grieving stage right now. His wife and the mother of the three kids do not have a mother anymore, so he's going to deal with that," Tracht said.
The department is still investigating the case and executing search warrants.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help assist Alexander's family.
"Tiffany will forever be remembered by all who knew her for her unwavering faith in Jesus Christ, her laughter, and her ability to make people feel seen and loved," the description reads.
