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April 12, 2021 at 11:16 AM
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We have some unfortunate news to report out of Boca Raton, Florida, where Judge Sandra Feuerstein of the Eastern District of New York, who was visiting the area, was killed after a woman who was driving erratically swerved her car onto the sidewalk, fatally striking the judge. A young boy was also injured.
Nastasia Snape, 23, has been charged with vehicular homicide and other felonies for the crash, and remains jailed on $60,000 bond. The Associated Press has additional details:
According to court records, witnesses told Boca Raton police the Snape was driving erratically, going around stopped traffic, on a busy road when she drove onto the sidewalk and struck Feuerstein. Snape then drove back onto the roadway, striking the boy in a crosswalk.
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