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Ahead Of Christmas, A 3-Year Prison Sentence In Fatal Drunken Driving Crash
By Stephany Matat
December 23, 2020
Days before Christmas, a former University of Florida student with a history of bad driving has begun serving a three-year prison term for the drunken, high-speed crash that killed his girlfriend nearly one year ago.
Adam J. Mandel, 20, of Weston also lost his driver’s license for life under the sentence imposed by Alachua Circuit Judge Mark Moseley.
Mandel, who is still fighting a civil lawsuit filed by his girlfriend’s family, will also serve three years’ probation when he is released. Police said he was driving a sports car 75 mph in a 35 mph zone when he hit a utility pole.
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A 2007 Lexus driven by Adam Mandel, 19, is seen after crashing into a guardrail on W. University Avenue in Gainesville on January 9, 2020. The passenger in the car, Kassandra Guzman-Ramirez, 20, was pronounced dead at the scene. Mandel is facing a civil suit and a criminal investigation following the crash.
He told the judge in a court filing – despite his record of speeding tickets and accidents – that the crash was an isolated incident and that he felt remorse over the death of his girlfriend.
Days before Christmas, a former University of Florida student with a history of bad driving has begun serving a three-year prison term for the drunken, high speed crash that killed his girlfriend nearly one year ago.