Miami Jury Clears Driver in Fatal Crash Wrongful Death
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Case Background
A Miami-Dade County jury on July 23, 2025, sided with the Defendants in a wrongful death lawsuit. The case, which centered on a fatal traffic accident, had involved Plaintiffs Japhia Exantus, acting as the personal representative of the estate of her deceased mother, Benita Felimond. Ms. Exantus had sued Defendants Jocelyne Timeny and Calebe Homilus, the drivers of the other vehicles involved in the collision. The lawsuit had been filed on August 29, 2022.
Cause
The complaint had alleged that on June 22, 2022, a three-vehicle collision occurred in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The Plaintiffs stated that Ms. Felimond had been driving her vehicle when she had collided with the other two vehicles driven by the Defendants. The Plaintiffs' lawyers had accused Defendant Jocelyne Timeny of negligence. They alleged she had operated her vehicle in a careless and reckless manner, and that she had failed to yield the right-of-way, failed to maintain proper control of her vehicle, and failed to maintain a safe speed. The Plaintiffs had also alleged that Ms. Timeny had failed to take the necessary steps to avoid the collision, which caused her vehicle to collide with Ms. Felimond's car.
Injury
As a result of the crash, the Plaintiffs had alleged that Benita Felimond sustained serious and fatal injuries that led to her death. The complaint had claimed
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