i dia
stude t
Akash
Das
was
a ested
a d
cha ged
with
vehicula
homicide
(Photo:
WPBF)
I dia
stude t
Akash
Das
was
behi d
the
wheel
whe
his
Cadillac
SUV
collided
with
a
Audi
seda ,
a d
the
81-yea -old
d ive
of
the
Audi,
Ga y
Neal
Fields,
died.
The
accide t
took
place
i
July,
a d
Das
was
a ested
i
August
a d
his
bail
was
set.
The
police
a est
epo t
was
ece tly
made
public
a d
it
evealed
that
fou
vehicles
we e
i volved
i
the
fatal
c ash
a d
Das
was
speedi g
at
100
mph
i
a
45
mph
zo e.I vestigato s
who
a alyzed
the
data
f om
the
Cadillac’s
ai bag
co t ol
said
Das
showed
“willful
a d
wa to
dis ega d
fo
the
safety
of
othe s”.
Das
made
his
fi st
cou t
appea a ce
o
August
6.
Palm
Beach
Post
epo ted
that
he
emai ed
i
custody
as
of
the
mo i g
of
August
7.
Ci cuit
Judge
Do ald
Hafele
set
Das’
bail
at
$125,000
a d
o de ed
that
he
be
placed
o
i -house
a est
upo
his
elease.
Atto ey
says
Das
is
f om
a
good
family
Defe se
atto ey
Adam
Fa kas,
who
ep ese ted
Das
i
cou t,
said
Das
is
cu e tly
livi g
i
South
Flo ida
to
complete
a
i te ship
with
a
compa y
that
specializes
i
AI.
He
said
that
Das
is
seeki g
to
etu
to
New
Yo k
to
fi ish
his
pu suit
of
a
Maste ‘s
deg ee
f om
Columbia
U ive sity.Fa kas
did
ot
espo d
to
the
speedi g
allegatio ,
but
said
the e
was
o
evide ce
that
Das’
actio s
we e
i te tio al.
The
atto ey
also
said
that
Das
is
f om
a
good
family
a d
has
o
police
eco d.
“He’s
cha ged
with
eglige t
vehicula
homicide,
mea i g
that
the e
was
o
i te t
at
all,”
Fa kas
said.
“He
comes
f om
a
ve y
good
family,
he’s
eve
bee
i
t ouble
befo e
a d
hopefully
we
ca
put
this
all
behi d
him.
It
was
a
t agic
accide t
that
occu ed.”
Eyewit esses
said
Das
was
d ivi g
like
a
bullet
Das’
Cadillac
c ashed
i to
the
ight
ea
doo
of
Fields’
Audi,
causi g
the
Audi
to
c ash
i to
a
Nissa
SUV
that
was
sitti g
at
a
stop
sig .
The
Nissa
the
collided
with
a
Volvo
SUV
that
was
t aveli g
west
o
Victo ia
Falls.
Fields
was
u espo sive
a d
whe
he
was
take
to
Palm
Beach
Ga de s
Medical
Ce te ,
he
died.
Das
a d
the
Nissa ‘s
d ive
had
i ju ies
that
we e
ot
life-th eate i g.
The
Volvo
d ive
was
ot
hu t.O e
d ive
told
i vestigato s
the
vehicle
came
up
behi d
he
“like
a
bullet,”
shaki g
he
ca
as
it
sped
past.
A othe
wit ess
ecalled
thi ki g,
“They’ e
goi g
to
kill
someo e,”
mome ts
befo e
the
collisio .
Das
emai s
cha ged
with
vehicula
homicide.
