Woman who drove into cafe killing man will NOT go to prison, despite history of offenses
MIAMI, FLORIDA: Regitze Gamble, a 75-year-old motorist, drove into a busy Miami Beach sidewalk café, killing one person and injuring eight others. According to traffic records, her driving past includes the revocation of her driver's license, a DUI, and a wrong way trip on a turnpike exit. According to Daily Mail, Gamble was also previously charged for multiple roadside accidents. She has even paid $2,384 in penalties and $3,106.25 in total fees, following two traffic offenses that occurred within nine days of each other.
Gamble was fined in South Miami on July 2, 2014, for speeding 40 mph in a 30 mph zone. She pleads guilty and paid a $219 fine 15 days later. On June 12, 2015, Gamble drove along Hollywood Boulevard at 2:51 am and discovered a blocked exit on the Florida Turnpike. As a result, she took the turnpike exit to the south. She received a ticket for driving on the wrong side of a split highway, pled guilty, and was fined $165. She was also involved in a car accident in Miami on June 21, 2015, and was charged with reckless driving, DUI, and DUI personal injury or property damage.
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This time though, according to the police, she will most likely not face criminal charges as there were no signs of impairment. Meanwhile, authorities recently revealed additional facts about the late-night accident in front of Call Me Gaby, 22 Washington Ave. on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, which police believe was caused by a failed parallel parking attempt. The identities of people that were involved were also made public. According to the police, Gamble suddenly accelerated in reverse, slammed a parked Toyota Rav4, and then hit a table with five diners and surrounding pedestrians. Gamble's beige 1990 Bentley Turbo R then hit a tree and came to a halt. Following the collision, restaurant employees and customers sprung into action, moving the car to assist those trapped beneath it.
This is the 2015 mugshot of Regitze Tauber Gamble after a DUI crash arrest in which police say she blew a .165, then a .170. Last week, the 75-yr-old backed her car into 7 people at Call Me Gaby restaurant, where one man was killed. @wsvn @JhollyW @MiamiBeachNews pic.twitter.com/jhUbsbnTJU
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Gary Prince, a 67-year-old Miami Beach resident, passed away at the Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center. According to the report, eight others were injured. Cara Meng, 18, Mirabai Giuffre, 17, Naaman Abdullah, 56, Ariel Barreras Perez, 44, were critically injured, while Samuel Stern, 78, Barry Rohrssen, 61, and Valentina Sapritsky, 71, were somewhat injured as well. According to Miami Beach Police spokesperson Ernesto Rodriguez, a minor whose identity has not been revealed was also hurt. The reckless driving and DUI charges were withdrawn with personal injury or property damage citations by the State Attorney's Office, but Gamble was found guilty of DUI. Gamble received a 12-month probationary period, a 12-month revocation of her driver's license, a $1,000 fine, 100 hours of community service, which was converted to a $1,000 fine and $50 in court expenses, $647.25 in surcharges, and an ignition interlock device installed on her car, Daily Mail reports.