Daytona Beach, FL – An Ormond Beach woman gets 11 years behind bars in the accident that killed a skateboarder in South Daytona over a year ago.
Jody Ann Arcuri was facing up to 15 years in prison prior to Wednesday’s sentencing hearing in front of Volusia County Judge Frank Marriott at the S. James Foxman Justice Center.
Arcuri entered no contest to charges of manslaughter while driving under the influence, 6 counts of drug possession and 1 count of drug paraphernalia possession last August for the February 2014 accident that killed 23-year-old Stephen M. Wilson of New Smyrna Beach.
Marriott sentenced Arcuri to time served on the drug counts and to 4 years of drug-offender probation after she leaves prison.
Arcuri had previously been convicted on possession of drug charges, according to Spencer Hathaway, a spokesman for State Attorney RJ Larizza.
The 33-year-old woman has been in Volusia County Jail since last September when she tested positive for alcohol, something that was a violation of her pre-trial release orders.
Arcuri was free on bond at the time while awaiting trial for the accident that killed Wilson as he rode a skateboard on the northbound side of US 1 across the street from Warner Christian Academy.
Police say Wilson died instantly after smashing into the windshield of a black Saturn hatchback driven by Arcuri and landing on some bushes in front of the empty building on 1741 South Ridgewood Avenue.
Northbound US 1 was tied up for over 2 hours on the afternoon of February 3rd as the South Daytona Police Department processed the crime scene.
Investigators say toxicology tests done afterward showed Arcuri had a blood alcohol level of .092, which is over the legal limit. She also tested positive for cocaine, benzoylecgonine, methamphetamine and nordiazepam.
Investigators say they found a host of drugs while searching the Saturn Arcuri was driving, including a variety of pills, small amounts of powder cocaine, marijuana, synthetic marijuana and 4 glass smoking pipes that tested positive for cocaine.
Arcuri reportedly told detectives she “blacked out” when the accident happened, but a witness informed them that they think they saw her on the phone texting when she struck Wilson. Arcuri is not facing any specific charges for that.
Jody Ann Arcuri (mugshot courtesy Volusia County Jail)
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