REVEALED: Woman, 24, arrested after 111mph police chase and crash that killed one of her three passengers is on probation for ANOTHER deadly wreck when she was 16
A Florida woman who was on probation over a fatal 2014 traffic crash has been arrested following another dramatic high-speed crash that killed one of her passengers.
Jennifer Carvajal, 24, was clocked driving 111 mph along a highway near Interstate 4 in Tampa on Sunday. A Florida Highway Patrol trooper started pursuing her and tried to overtake Carvajal to pull her over.
Dashcam video captured the moment Carvajal made a hard right turn that sent her Hyundai Elantra onto the road's shoulder and down an embankment before going airborne.
Jennifer Carvajal, 24, was arrested following the crash along a highway near Interstate 4 in Tampa, Florida on Sunday that killed one of her passengers
Her car struck a concrete light pole and a palm tree before overturning in the parking lot of a car dealership.
She has been charged with reckless driving involving a serious injury, DUI involving a serious injury, DUI manslaughter, driving without a license and multiple counts of DUI property damage
A 19-year-old front seat passenger was thrown into the backseat and two rear passengers, a 20-year-old and a 22-year-old, were ejected from the car.
The passengers were all taken to a hospital.
The 22-year-old later died from her injuries.
Carvajal, who suffered minor injuries, was the only one in the car wearing a seat belt, according to the trooper.
She was later arrested and charged with reckless driving involving a serious injury, DUI involving a serious injury, DUI manslaughter, driving without a license and multiple counts of DUI property damage.
Court records show that Carvajal is currently on probation after serving prison time for a previous fatal wreck when she was 16.
Carvajal was clocked driving at 111 mph when a Florida Highway Patrol trooper started pursuing her and tried to overtake to pull her over
Dramatic dashcam video captured the moment Carvajal made a hard right turn that sent her Hyundai Elantra onto the road's shoulder and down an embankment before going airborne
In that incident, she ran a red light, and struck and killed 52-year-old Keith Allen Davis, who was in another vehicle, in Plant City in 2014.
She was charged then with DUI manslaughter and driving without a valid license. Carvajal was sentenced to five years in prison.
The maximum sentence for DUI manslaughter is 15 years in prison.
When she was released in October 2019, Carvajal was placed on five years probation.
The fiancee of the man she killed, Susan Blain, told Fox13 at the time that she believed the sentence was sufficient.
'I want her to get help,' Blain said.
'I'm not at the stage of forgiving her yet, but I want her to get help. He was a good person. He would help anybody, give the shirt off his back.'
Carvajal ran a red light and struck and killed 52-year-old Keith Allen Davis, who was in another vehicle, in Plant City in 2014 when she was 16. She was sentenced to five years in prison
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