Glamorous ‘Pink Cocaine’ Instagram Model Posts Bail After Killing 2 People While ‘Slamming Foot on Gas Pedal’
Maecee Marie Lathers (right) was allegedly on ‘pink cocaine’ when she crashed her vehicle, causing the death of two people, including Abraham Ismael (left), cops said.
Aug. 29 2024, Published 2:53 p.m. ET
A New York Instagram model is out on bail after she was driving on a suspended license when she allegedly caused a crash in Miami that killed two people and injured two others, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
Maecee Marie Lathers, 24, has now posted a $26,000 bond and entered a not guilty plea to charges of vehicular homicide, reckless driving, driving on a suspended license, and fleeing the scene of a crash.
Lathers blamed 'pink cocaine' for a car crash that killed two people, cops said.
Around 6:45 a.m. on Aug. 10, Lathers 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 slammed into a black Range Rover, according to police, creating a chain-reaction collision with the Range Rover and a sedan.
The crash scene that left two people dead and another injured, officials said.
The rear passenger in the sedan reportedly died at the scene.
The driver of the crashed vehicle, identified as Abraham Ismael, was pulled 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.
Abraham Ismael (left) was driving with his wife, Juanita Hernández, to work when Lathers crashed into their Suzuki sedan killing Ismael and a third passenger.
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Police were able to obtain security footage from the area, which allegedly shows Lathers walking away from the scene before witnesses pulled her back to the scene, police reports claim.
According to authorities, Lathers allegedly accelerated to 78 mph at the moment of impact, after driving at 57 mph seconds before the crash. Police said she had her "accelerator at 100%."
Footage from the crash can be seen from this media coverage.
Officers responding to the deadly wreck noted Lathers allegedly appeared to be under the influence and questioned her, according to the reports.
Lathers allegedly told police she was under the influence of a party drug known as “pink cocaine” during the crash and that “she was from the future and had a crystal ball,” the police report claims.
Prosecutors argued for a $500,000 bond at Lathers’ first court appearance on Aug. 16, insisting she was a “flight risk.”
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The suspect's attorney, Martez Gordon, countered in court: “She doesn’t pose a danger to the community. She’s a college graduate. She’s been in the state of Florida, your honor, for over almost two years. So I don’t think that there’s anything to suggest that she’s a flight risk.”
However, Florida 11th Circuit Court Judge Mindy S. Glazer responded that Lathers is "an absolute danger to the community based on killing or driving when she shouldn’t have been in a car, and she’s clearly impaired based on her statements."
The judge added, "And if it wasn’t for the citizens or witnesses nearby who stopped her, she would have completely fled.”
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