DOB: 03/21/1969
Case Number: 2023 100737 CFDL
Petry Sentenced to Prison for West Volusia Head-On Collison that Killed Three
DELAND – During a hearing this afternoon, defendant Thomas Petry was sentenced to 37 years in prison. He pled guilty in September to three counts of Vehicular Homicide, three counts of Leaving the Scene of Crash with Death, Leaving the Scene of a Crash Involving Serious Bodily Injury and Reckless Driving – Serious Bodily Injury.
In the early morning hours of December 11, 2022, Petry was driving a Toyota Tacoma into oncoming traffic on State Road 44 near Jesse Michael Drive when he crashed into an Infiniti Q50, which was being driven by Devin Perkins. The three passengers in the car with Perkins died at the scene. Perkins and the passenger in the Tacoma sustained serious injuries. Petry walked away from the scene.
After Florida Highway Patrol concluded its traffic homicide investigation, Petry was found and arrested.
The case was investigated by the Florida Highway Patrol. Assistant State Attorneys Mike Willard and Daniel Megaro successfully prosecuted the case for the state. The Honorable Dawn Nichols presided over the case and pronounced sentence.
For more information contact:
Haley Harrison | Public Information Officer | Office of State Attorney R.J. Larizza, Florida’s Seventh Judicial Circuit | SAOPIO@SAO7.org
After a two-day trial this afternoon, a Putnam County jury found defendant Eldridge Griner guilty as charged of First-Degree
After a three-day trial this afternoon, a Volusia County jury found defendant Shamika Mitchell guilty as charged.
At the conclusion of a full-day hearing this evening, defendant Spencer Pearson was sentenced to life in prison.
