DESOTO COUNTY, Fla. — A man was arrested for a 2022 DUI crash that killed two people in DeSoto County.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a John Deere utility vehicle (UTV) was heading west on County Road 660 toward U.S. Route 17.
At around 7:37 p.m. on September 2, 2022, a vehicle crashed into the back of the UTV, causing the utility vehicle to veer off the road and collide with a ditch and wooden fence. All three people in the UTV were launched out of the vehicle during the crash. A 39-year-old passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. A 13-year-old passenger was taken to DeSoto Memorial Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
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On October 2, FHP charged 26-year-old Garrett Cole Edwards with the following:
- DUI manslaughter (2 counts)
- DUI serious bodily injury (2 counts)
- Driving while license suspended involving a death
Edwards was booked into the DeSoto County Jail.