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DeLand woman charged with Vehicular Manslaughter for 2024 crash
Date Added: September 18, 2025 2:11 pm
A 19-year-old DeLand woman has been charged with Vehicular Manslaughter for her role in a fatal crash last August.
VSO deputies took Briannah Ortiz (DOB: 03/29/2006) into custody Wednesday night.
On August 3rd, 2024, Ortiz was driving a 2018 Nissan Sentra in the 2600 block of Howland Boulevard shortly after 2 a.m. when she crashed into a concrete power pole, resulting in the death of the front passenger, a 33-year-old Deltona woman.
The investigation has been completed and revealed Ortiz was driving recklessly. Ortiz was booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail and is being held on a $50,000 bond.