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Leigha Mumby, 25, was convicted of vehicular homicide and reckless driving in the death of her boyfriend, Daniel Waterman. Prosecutors stated she crashed at 94 mph during an argument.
A Florida jury has convicted Leigha Mumby, 25, of vehicular homicide and reckless driving with serious bodily injury in connection with the death of her boyfriend, Daniel Waterman. The verdict was delivered on Wednesday, Oct. 14, following a two-day trial in Flagler County, according to the Office of the State Attorney, Seventh Judicial Circuit of Florida.
The incident occurred on Feb. 9, 2025, on Interstate 95 in Flagler County. Prosecutors stated that Mumby was driving 94 mph when she "suddenly turned the steering wheel to the left, causing the vehicle to veer off the highway and crash into several trees," per a news release cited by People.
Daniel Waterman, 22, survived the initial impact but suffered severe injuries. Prosecutors said Waterman broke his neck in the crash and was paralyzed from the neck down. He died from pneumonia eight months later on Oct. 8.
During closing arguments, Assistant State Attorney Melissa Clark told jurors that Mumby had learned that morning she was pregnant with Waterman’s child and had discovered he was texting another woman. "She’s so furious she calls her best friend to vent about it, screaming about Daniel texting with another woman. And when her best friend doesn’t react the way she likes, she abruptly hangs up. That was Leigha Mumby’s demeanor at the time of the crash," Clark said, as reported by Flaglerlive.com.
Investigators also stated that before the crash, Waterman reported Mumby telling him, "I don't care what happens. You'll get what you deserve," according to FOX 35 Orlando.
Mumby’s defense attorney, Reid Hart, argued that the crash was an accident and that Mumby did not intend to harm anyone. "There’s absolutely zero evidence or reasons to believe that she was in a place where she was going to put all of their lives, including hers and that of her own unborn child, at risk of serious violent harm or death," Hart said, according to Flaglerlive.com.
Hart further stated, "Her efforts to avoid the crash, as soon as that input gets made, illustrate that she never intended for that to happen in the first place." A defense attorney also asked jurors, "Does it make more sense that something happened within that vehicle that she did not expect, she did not anticipate, and she did not control?" as reported by FOX 35 Orlando.
The jury reached a verdict in one hour and 11 minutes, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reported. Mumby was crying as she was ushered out of the courtroom. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.
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