Event Brief
Driver arrested after deadly DUI crash at bus stop
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrested Benny Wallace, 33, after a Tuesday night crash on N. 56th Street near Pitch Pine Circle in East Lake. Investigators say Wallace lost control, hit a culvert, and struck Carole Jeannis Lapierre, 49, who was waiting at a bus stop; he then crashed into another vehicle. Troopers reported multiple signs of impairment.
WHO: Benny Wallace, 33; Carole Jeannis Lapierre, 49; Florida Highway Patrol troopers
WHAT: Wallace was arrested after an alleged DUI-related crash that killed a woman waiting at a bus stop and involved additional vehicle impacts.
WHEN: Sep 22, 2026
WHERE: East Lake, Fla.
WHY: Troopers reported multiple signs of impairment at the scene, and Wallace was arrested following the alleged DUI crash.
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