Instagram model accused of fatal crash in Miami after running red light
An Instagram model from New York was driving with a suspended license when she allegedly caused a crash in Miami that killed two people and injured two others. RadarOnline.com can reveal.
On August 10 around 6:45 a.m., Maecee Marie Lathers, 24, is accused of speeding in her Mercedes-Benz on North Miami Avenue, according to police reports obtained by WPLG.
Lathers then allegedly ran a red light and crashed into a black Range Rover, causing a chain reaction collision between the Range Rover and a sedan, according to police.
The rear passenger in the sedan reportedly died at the scene.
The driver of the crashed vehicle, identified as Abraham Ismael, was recovered from the wreckage and later died at an area hospital. His wife Juanita Hernández, who was in the passenger seat of the sedan, and the driver of the Range Rover were both hospitalized.
Police were able to obtain security footage from the area, which shows Lathers walking away from the crime scene before witnesses pulled her back to the scene, police reports claim.
Officers responding to the fatal wreck noticed that Lathers reportedly appeared to be under the influence and questioned her, according to the reports.
Lathers allegedly told police during the crash that she was under the influence of a party drug known as “pink cocaine” and that “she was from the future and had a crystal ball,” the police report alleges.
Lathers was arrested and charged with four counts of driving without a license, and four counts of leaving the scene of an accident causing death or serious injury.
Prosecutors said she could be charged with DUI manslaughter pending a toxicology report. They argued for $500,000 bail during Lathers’ initial appearance on Aug. 16, insisting she was a “flight risk.”
The suspect’s attorney, Martez Gordon, responded in court: “She poses no danger to the community.” She graduated from college. She’s been in the state of Florida for almost two years, Your Honor. So I don’t think there’s anything to indicate she’s a flight risk.”
However, Judge Mindy S. Glazer of the 11th Circuit Court of Florida responded that Lathers “is an absolute danger to the community based on murder or driving when she should not have been in a car, and that she is clearly impaired based on her statements.”
The judge added: “And if the citizens or witnesses nearby had not stopped her, she would have fled completely.”
Glazer ordered her held on a $140,000 bond.
