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Beverly Slaughter Held on 14 Felony Charges After Fatal Fort Lauderdale Hit-and-Run

Prosecutors have moved to deny bail on the grounds that she poses an unmanageable risk to community safety.

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Influencer Beverly Yvonne Slaughter

Overview

  • Slaughter was arrested on July 29 near a McDonald’s parking lot in Fort Lauderdale after evading capture for almost three months.
  • She faces 14 felony charges, including vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of a crash involving death and driving with a suspended license causing death.
  • Assistant State Attorney Ross Weiner filed a pretrial detention motion asserting that no bail conditions could mitigate her risk to public safety.
  • Prosecutors note her license had been suspended since 2021 and that she was convicted in 2023 of DUI, reckless driving, fleeing police and driving without a license.
  • The April 29 crash injured four occupants of a Nissan Altima, killed an unborn child and later led to the death of a second victim on May 2.