Twenty Years for a Wrong-Way Crash | Miami News

A forty-five-year-old woman, Sunshine Perez, faces twenty years behind bars after pleading guilty to DUI and manslaughter following a deadly crash in which she drove the wrong way on the Turnpike Extension. The victim, twenty-three-year-old paramedic Zeke Urrutia, was a bright young man with dreams of becoming a firefighter. Perez, found intoxicated and under the influence of drugs, expressed deep remorse, calling herself a prisoner of her own choices. Urrutia’s family described their shattered lives and demanded justice, while the judge sentenced her to twenty years — ten with probation — to reflect the irreversible tragedy and hold her accountable. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f9e2dd731df37dda