A Florida search warrant revealed a suspected wrong-way driver who allegedly tweeted "2 Drunk 2 Care" before killing two people had a blood alcohol level almost twice the legal limit.
Kayla "Kaila" Mendoza's, 20, blood was drawn about an hour from the time she was admitted to into the hospital, according a search warrant obtained by CBS 4 News. Mendoza's blood alcohol level was revealed to be .15, almost twice the legal limit of .08, which doesn't apply to her because she is not of legal drinking age. Anyone under the age of 21 that is caught with alcohol in their system can be arrested.
Toxicology reports also confirmed there were traces of marijuana in Mendoza's system as well.
Mendoza's accident occurred on Nov. 17 when she drove the wrong way onto the Sawgrass Expressway in Coral Springs, FLA. The accident killed Marisa Catronio and Kaitlyn Ferrante, both 21, according to CBS News.
"I'm very angry," Kaitlyn Ferrante's mother Christine told CBS 4. "Now, I can actually voice my opinion and saw how angry I am to the fact that [Mendoza] actually got behind that wheel drunk."
2 drunk 2 care
— Kaila Mendoza (@highimkaila) November 17, 2013
CBS Miami reports authorities learned Mendoza was possibly drinking with coworkers on the night of the accident, according to a warrant. "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. Mendoza has not been charged in the case. According to CBS 4 News, the 20-year-old has been released from the rehab facility she had been receiving treatment for her injuries.
As for Mendoza's "2 Drunk 2 Care" Twitter post just before her accident, her boyfriend Federico Javier Reyes Santiago told CBS News it was referring to his behavior. Reyes claims he and Mendoza had gotten into an argument
"'2 drunk 2 care' about my feelings, about me being a little possessive, jealous," said Reyes.
Mendoza and Reyes are facing a civil lawsuit against them by both families of the victims. Mendoza did not have a valid driver's license and Reyes was the owner of the vehicle she was driving.
