Attorney Musca Discusses Tampa Man Held without Bond for DUI Manslaughter
A Tampa man arrested seven months ago attended another bond hearing this week for his release prior to trial. Judge Thomas Barber ordered that the defendant, Randy Archiquette, continue to remain in jail and denied him bond once again. Archiquette is in jail for 2 separate counts of Tampa DUI manslaughter and 2 separate counts of vehicular manslaughter.
Authorities accuse the defendant of causing four separate vehicle crashes, two of them deadly, within seconds of each other. Police were called after Archiquette's Chevrolet Yukon hit the back end of a tractor trailer and then fled the scene. Another call came into police about the same Yukon smashing into a Crown Victoria town car. The driver of the SUV fled and struck the rear of a Geo causing it to smash into a light pole and then hit a Buick head on at 70 mph. The drivers of the Geo and Buick died instantly.
Florida law considers the crime of DUI manslaughter as the death of any human being, born or unborn, as the result of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. This crime is considered a second degree felony and punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
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