MAY 1, 2015
MIAMI, FLORIDA
A woman charged with DUI manslaughter for a fatal crash had
just minutes before the wreck texted her ex-boyfriend: “Driving drunk woo” and
“I’ll be dead thanks to you,” the Miami Herald reported.
22-year-old Mila Dago
Mila Dago, then 22, was in the midst of a nasty break-up
with her boyfriend, prosecutors said.
Throughout the night of the crash, she bar-hopped and sent
her ex-boyfriend several angry texts.
Three minutes after sending the last message, Dago ran a red
light and crashed into the side of a truck driven by 51-year old Benjamin Byrum
on Aug. 14, 2013.
Dago and Byrum survived the crash, but Dago’s passenger —
her friend, 22-year old Irina Reinoso — was killed.
On Thursday, prosecutors released new evidence, including a
string of text messages.
Dago has pleaded not guilty to DUI manslaughter, vehicular
homicide and two counts of DUI with damage to a person.