The son of the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office chief deputy accepted a plea deal Thursday for his role in a deadly crash that killed a 32-year-old mother last year.
According to Fort Pierce Police, the incident happened on Feb. 7 at 5:25 p.m.
Officials said Ryan Luke Hester, 19, was driving a Ford F-150 Pickup truck and was traveling south on Indian River Drive, when he crossed into the northbound lane and struck a Nissan Altima head-on.
Both Hester and the driver were taken to the hospital.
Hester suffered non-life-threatening injuries, while the 32-year-old female driver died.
Hester has been charged with one count of DUI manslaughter and one count of vehicular homicide.
He is the son of Brian Hester, who is also running for St. Lucie County Sheriff.
He released a statement Thursday morning: