On June 13, 2023, deputies arrested and charged 18-year-old Dominic Rampi, with DUI Manslaughter following a fatal crash on April 5, 2023. This charge is in addition to an earlier charge of vehicular homicide.
The Major Accident Investigation Team from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash on Belcher Road just south of Curlew Road at approximately 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, in the northbound lanes of Belcher Road.
According to investigators, Rampi was driving a 2011 BMW 335I southbound on Belcher Road at a high rate of speed. As Rampi approached Curlew Road, the light was red, and he continued southbound at a high rate of speed through the intersection. Investigators say 75-year-old Marion Miller drove a 2013 Dodge Charger eastbound on Curlew Road in the curb lane. As Miller entered the intersection while her light was green, she was struck in a T-Bone collision by Rampi.
As a result of the collision, the Dodge Charger struck a 2010 Mazda 3, operated by 38-year-old Rachel Worley, and she was not injured.
Miller was transported to the hospital, where she died.
Rampi was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Throughout the investigation, toxicology reports revealed that Rampi was under the influence of alcohol and marijuana.
Rampi was charged with DUI Manslaughter and transported to the Pinellas County Jail.
This crash occurred in the Dunedin city limits.
