Michael B. Ballard, 24, killed after his motorcycle is struck by car driven by Casandra Renita Hafford, 47, who was arrested for DUI, at the intersection of Belleair Road and Missouri Avenue near Clearwater
Woman arrested after fatal bike crash in Clearwater.
A woman involved in a fatal motorcycle accident this weekend is in jail Monday morning, according to the Clearwater police report. She admitted she had been drinking alcohol before the crash.
Driver charged with DUI manslaughter in Clearwater motorcycle crash
According to an arrest affidavit, Hafford smelled of alcohol and had bloodshot and watery eyes. After her arrest, she admitted that she had consumed alcohol and taken prescription medication before the crash, police said.
A woman involved in a fatal motorcycle accident this weekend is in jail Monday morning, according to the Clearwater police report. She admitted she had been drinking alcohol before the crash.
Casandra Renita Hafford, 47, of Clearwater, was turning into Belleair Road from Missouri Avenue in her 2001 Buick Century when her car and a 2007 Kawasaki motorcycle collided.
The motorcyclist, Michael B. Ballard, 24, died at the hospital. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, police said.
Hafford admitted she had been drinking on Sunday. She is charged with a DUI manslaughter and is remaining in jail Monday morning.
The intersection was closed for a couple of hours while the traffic homicide crews were investigating the crash.
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