Carlo Navarro, the suspected DUI driver, seems on the Lengthy Seaside Courthouse for arraignment in Lengthy Seaside on November 13, 2019.
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The shopkeeper who gave a bottle of whiskey to an underage driver earlier than a deadly 2019 crash has been banned from promoting alcohol.
Amor Amacio, 60, has been completely banned from promoting alcohol after gifting a bottle of whiskey to Carlo Navarro, 20, on Halloween night time in 2019.
Navarro, intoxicated behind the wheel, went on to trigger a deadly accident when he drove up onto the sidewalk. Navarro struck a mom, father, and their 3-year-old little one. All three victims died from their accidents.
“This is without doubt one of the most tragic occasions to ever occur in Lengthy Seaside, and it was completely preventable,” stated Lengthy Seaside Metropolis Prosecutor Doug Haubert. “There's nothing a misdemeanor case can do to deliver justice to the Awaida household, however we hope this may assist stop the same tragedy sooner or later.”
“A video obtained by prosecutors present Amor Amacio handing a bottle of whisky to Carlo Navarro with out asking for identification or paying for the bottle,” the prosecutor’s workplace stated in a assertion.
Navarro stated he was advised to deliver $25 to the shop the subsequent day. The bottle of whiskey value roughly $16.
The assertion continued, “In keeping with a press release offered by Navarro, Amor Amacio knew he was underneath 21 years of age and had offered him alcohol a number of occasions prior to now. “
Amacio, who was beforehand charged for stealing roughly $1 million in meals stamps, was working the liquor retailer underneath her daughter’s identify.
Syntyche Amacio obtained a liquor license for her mom and had little to do with the operations of the shop. Syntyche Amacio was additionally charged with conspiracy to impede licensing provisions of the Alcohol Beverage Management Act.
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