A Florida search warrant revealed Kayla Mendoza was consuming alcohol on the November night she is suspected of driving under the influence, allegedly causing an accident that killed two young women.
According to CBS Miami, multiple eye witness have provided sworn statements that Mendoza was drinking with co-workers during the night in question. Mendoza is accused of driving the wrong way on the Sawgrass Expressway on Nov. 16, causing an accident that killed Kaitlyn Ferrante and Marisa Catronio.
"This investigator has since learned from additional witnesses, who provided sworn statements to this or other investigators with the FHP, that Kayla Mendoza was drinking alcoholic beverages with co-workers earlier the night of the crash at Tijuana Taxi Co. in Coral Springs," the warrant stated, CBS Miami reported.
The owners of restaurant Tijauna Taxi Co. told CBS 4 News they have no "knowledge" Mendoza, 20, was drinking while underage. The toxicology report results for Mendoza are still pending. Mendoza is reportedly being investigated for DUI Manslaughter, Vehicular Homicide and Driving Without a License Causing Death.
Mendoza has not been charged and continues to recover from her injuries. The 20-year-old first made headlines when her alleged last Twitter post stated she was "2 drunk 2 care." The statement infuriated social media users, who responded to her alleged last tweet before the accident.
2 drunk 2 care
— Kaila Mendoza (@highimkaila) November 17, 2013
Her social media posts may have also landed her into legal trouble in a civil court. According to the News Times, the families of Catronio and Ferrante have filed a wrongful death suit against the 20-year-old and the over of the Hyundai Sonata she was driving the night of the accident, Federico Javier Reyes Santiago. Santiago is reportedly Mendoza's boyfriend.
The families are seeking an excess of $15,000 in damages, along with pain and suffering. The families are also be looking into the restaurant that allegedly served Mendoza as a minor.
"We want to find out if she was served alcohol somewhere, if she was doing drugs somewhere," Brett Panter, an attorney representing Catronio's family told the News Times. "We don't know that now."
You can view the full legal documents below.
