DeLAND, Fla. – A man who was driving nearly three times the speed limit before a crash that killed one of his passengers last year has been arrested, according to the DeLand Police Department.
Records show 22-year-old Zachary Caron was driving a blue Hyundai Elantra on Aug. 7, 2020 with another man in the front passenger’s seat and 21-year-old Nathan Swire in the back. [TRENDING: Injunctions filed against girl slammed by deputy | SpaceX launches satellites | OK to dream: Snow in Florida?] The men had just left Swire’s house and were on their way to a liquor store to get alcohol, according to the arrest report.
Police said Caron crashed shortly before 11 p.m. on East Beresford Avenue near DeLand Memorial Gardens in an area that was not well