MIAMI – Bond was denied Friday for a man accused of driving under the influence and causing a crash that killed two people.
Thomas Cypress, 54, faces charges of DUI manslaughter after a Wednesday night crash on Tamiami Trail about six miles west of Krome Avenue.
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The Florida Highway Patrol said Cypress was driving his Toyota Tundra west on Tamiami when his truck collided with a Chevrolet Cobalt. According to the crash report, the Tundra crossed into the eastbound lanes and hit the Cobalt head-on.
A retired couple from Maryland died in the crash.
Investigators said Cypress' blood-alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit at the time of the wreck.
Cypress' attorney, Roy Black, appeared in a Miami courtroom Friday to ask for bond for his client, but a judge denied the request.
Cypress remains at Jackson Memorial Hospital.