Event Brief
Son Charged With Beating Mother to Death, Crash Spree
Filed: Aug 05, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Summary: A 21-year-old Eagle Lake man faces first-degree murder and crash-related charges after allegedly killing his mother and causing crashes.
WHO: Gibson Nash, 21, of Eagle Lake; victim Margaret Chu Dufour, 56
WHAT: Charged with first-degree murder and two counts of leaving the scene of an injury crash
WHEN: Aug 05, 2026 at 11:17 AM ET
WHERE: Polk County, Florida (U.S. 27 and Holly Hill Grove Road)
WHY: He allegedly murdered his mother, then fled after causing multiple injury crashes on a busy road.
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