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Mother And Daughter Killed In Boca Raton Impaired Driving Accident


Posted on Mar 25, 2012

Mr. Liborio Ferrarella and his family were on their way to share dessert and coffee with relatives when the unthinkable happened. An impaired driver ran a red light and crashed into his vehicle. His wife and daughter, Angelina Ferrarella, 85, and Donna D'Angelo, 54, both of Boca Raton, died at the scene of the crash. Mr. Ferrarella and other passengers, Carlo D’Angelo, 56, and Peter D’Angelo, 19, were seriously injured. They were taken to Delray Medical Center. All three are in stable condition, but Peter has a broken jaw and will need surgery.

The Palm Beach County accident occurred west of Boca Raton just after 8 p.m. on Friday, March 9, 2012. Nineteen-year-old Joanne Luu was driving a 2003 BMW north on State Road 7. She failed to stop for a red light at the intersection with Sandalfoot Boulevard and crashed into the side of Mr. Ferrarella’s vehicle. She and her passenger, Daniel Maplethorpe, 26, sustained only minor injuries. 

The Palm Beach Sherriff’s Office report indicated that the driver and her passenger may have been impaired by drugs and/or alcohol at the time of the crash. Charges may be filed against Luu, pending toxicological results.

Ms. Luu has caused a public outcry over obscenity-laden posts on her Twitter account that refer to the accident. In her posts, she claims that she did not cause the accident and did not run a red light. 

Palm Beach accident attorney David Glatthorn would like to offer his condolences to the Ferrarella and D’Angelo families. 

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