PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A woman has been arrested and faces charges in connection with a crash that killed three Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputies in 2024, prosecutors confirmed.
State Attorney Alexcia Cox confirmed in a news release obtained by Local 10 on Thursday that Corrinne Blue faces three counts of vehicular homicide in the Nov. 21, 2024 crash that claimed the lives of Corporal Luis Paez Jr., Deputy Ignacio “Dan” Diaz and Deputy Ralph “Butch” Waller.
According to PBSO Sheriff Ric Bradshaw, the crash occurred around 9 a.m. in the 18000 block of Southern Boulevard, just west of Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, near Lion Country Safari.
Bradshaw said the deputies had pulled over on the side of the road in a grassy swale waiting for battery cables when an SUV struck their motorcycles while they waited for assistance.
He also confirmed that Blue was heading eastbound in the center lane in a Jeep Grand Cherokee and attempted to pass a slower-moving vehicle on the right when investigators said she overcompensated, veering into the officers and “sending all three airborne in different directions.”
Deputies said preliminary findings suggest Blue was not impaired. However, they did confirm that she sustained minor injuries in the crash.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Blue was driving the SUV in an “unsafe manner” and at a speed well above the posted 55 mph limit when she struck the deputies.
“These charges follow a thorough review of the evidence and mark an important step in the pursuit of justice for the families of Corporal Paez, Deputy Diaz, and Deputy Waller,” Cox wrote in the news release. “These deputies were serving this community when their lives were tragically taken by a reckless driver.”
Dave Kerner, executive director of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, said officials support the decision to pursue charges.
“We are thankful for the decision of State Attorney Alexcia Cox and her office in seeking and obtaining this felony warrant for arrest,” Kerner said. “We now turn our attention to the judicial process, where a jury of the defendant’s peers will decide the ultimate outcome.”
Kerner added that, regardless of the outcome, the three deputies “are remembered as heroes of our community,” acknowledging the loss felt by their families, the sheriff’s office and the broader community.
Investigators said the case will be handled by the State Attorney’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit.
Blue’s bond information and mugshot weren’t immediately available.
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