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PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (WPTV) — A Riviera Beach firefighter is facing a DUI manslaughter charge for a crash in May that killed a woman.
Bradley Gardner was driving Dodge pickup when it collided with a Ford Focus near Belvedere Rd. and Military Trail just before 3 a.m. on May 7.
Traffic investigators said the truck was heading south on Military Trail at the same time the car was heading west on Belvedere.
They collided at the intersection, and the Dodge hit the Focus on its passenger side, the sheriff’s office said.
The pickup flipped on its side and struck a wooden light pole, investigators said. The driver escaped with minor injuries.
The operator of the Kia, 23-year-old Natalie Galvis of West Palm Beach, died of her injuries, according to the sheriff’s office.
Gardner is facing charges of vehicular homicide, DUI manslaughter, DUI causing property damage, and reckless driving causing property damage as a result of the crash.
Gardner has been with the Riviera Beach Fire Department since January 2018. He is now on administrative leave and the city is determining his status. He was not on duty at the time of the crash, The Palm Beach Post reported.
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