A 28-year-old Lauderdale Lakes man has been re-arrested more than two years after a woman was killed while rollerblading in Pompano Beach.
Endail Thomas was going an estimated 96 miles per hour on a 35 MPH street when he lost control of the 2007 Nissan Murano and struck Aline Palla Acosta, 27, on a recreation path before the SUV hit a tree and split in half, according to the original arrest report.
Palla Acosta died at the scene.
Thomas and passenger Melissa Gregoire, then-37, were taken to Broward Health North medical center in critical condition.
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The crash happened about 5 p.m., Feb. 19, 2020, southwest of the Pompano Beach Airpark.
Thomas was driving west in the 600 block of Northeast 10th Street and when he tried to pass a slower car he veered off the road, the report stated.
Broward Sheriff’s traffic homicide investigators questioned Thomas and Gregoire about a week after the crash. Gregoire said they had been drinking alcohol and Thomas was the driver, detectives said.
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Blood samples taken at the hospital showed Thomas had a blood alcohol level of .17, more than twice the legal limit of .08, the report stated.
Thomas was re-arrested Monday for violating the terms of his pretrial release. He's facing a dozen charges that include DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide, and reckless driving. He remains in the Broward County Jail without bond, records show.
