Speeding Tesla driver charged in crash that left 2 dead in Broward behind bars
Gavin Dorvil, 19, of Lauderdale Lakes is facing several charges including two counts of vehicular homicide and one count of reckless driving, Broward criminal court records showed.
The Tesla driver who was allegedly speeding when he was involved in a major multi-vehicle crash in unincorporated Broward County over the weekend that killed two people which are identified as Bermudian’s is now behind bars.
The crash involved three vehicles in the area of Northwest 27th Avenue and Northwest Sixth Street just before 4 p.m. on Aug. 11.
Gavin Dorvil, 19, of Lauderdale Lakes is facing several charges including two counts of vehicular homicide and one count of reckless driving, Broward criminal court records showed.
According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Dorvil was driving a 2023 Tesla Model 3, traveling westbound at a high rate of speed on Northwest Sixth Street approaching the intersection at Northwest 27th Avenue, when he collided with the driver of a 2023 Dodge Durango.
Investigators said the T-bone-style collision then caused the Durango to strike a 2024 Chevrolet Trax, causing the Trax to roll over onto its roof.
Meanwhile, the Tesla and Durango crashed through a chain link fence
crashed through a chain link fence surrounding a cemetery, where each vehicle came to a final rest, officials said.
Godwin Ogiste, owner of a nearby food truck, witnessed the horrific crash and rushed over to help.
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