Ex-Braves Player Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal Crash

0:00A former Atlanta Braves minor league player named Jonathan Maytos Morales just pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of A. Deadly crash. It all went down on April 20th around 6.30 a.m. on Southbound Interstate 75 in Bradance in Florida when his Ford Mustang swerved. Lanes and slammed into a Chevy Trailblazer. That impact shoved the Chevy right into a semi-trux path, causing the big rig to flip over. The trucker behind the wheel didn't make it pronounced dead right there at the scene. Meet the victim, 34-year-old Stabenow and Facy, from New Smyrna Beach. He was a dad to two young kids, leaving his partner and family heartbroken over the sudden loss. Troopers spotted the Mustang pausing briefly before peeling out on the shoulder to flee. Public tips and a sharp call from the Braves Florida Operations VP led them straight to the suspect vehicle at their Venice practice spot it was. Registered to the 18-year-old Morales, who they confirmed as a former player.

1:01He got arrested that same evening, booked on the charges and on April 27th entered that not guilty plea while demanding a jury trial. Arrayment set for June 5th at 9 a.m. So we'll see how this plays out in court. This has been Tampa Bay News today, powered by AI.