Okeechobee County - Thursday June 27, 2024: The Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) has arrested 43-year-old Carlos Leon on several charges related to the May 25 traffic homicide in the northwest area of the County known as the Prairie.
The traffic crash involved a side-by-side recreation vehicle operated by Leon. According to a news release from the Sheriff, Leon struck a guardrail head-on, causing his 37-year-old female passenger to be thrown out of the recreational vehicle. She died later that evening at a local hospital.
After a month-long investigation by the OCSO Traffic Homicide Investigator, warrants were issued for the arrest of Leon on the following charges:
1 Count - DUI w/ bodily damage
1 Count - DUI Manslaughter
1 Count - Vehicular Homicide
1 Count - DUI Property Damage
Leon was arrested Wednesday and taken to the Okeechobee County Jail for booking. His bond has been set at $36,000.