- October 5, 2024
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Ormond Beach Police have charged a 26-year-old DeLand man with vehicular homicide after he caused a crash in May that resulted in the death of a 26-year-old Pathways Elementary faculty member.
Wyatt Dickerson was traveling at 110 mph on A1A between Harvard Drive and Milsap Road the morning of May 1 when he crashed into a sedan being driven by Jared Pezza, sending it airborne and into the opposing southbound lanes, a crash that also impacted two other cars, Ormond Beach Police reported. Mary Pezza was in the passenger seat of the sedan, and was pronounced dead twice: once at the scene and again at the hospital, due to injuries sustained in the crash.
Dickerson, who was previously living in Daytona Beach, was arrested on the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 2, at his apartment in DeLand on four felony charges: vehicular homicide and three different DUI charges for the injuries, to both person and property, he caused in the crash.
Police stated in his arrest report that a toxicology report showed Dickerson had been under the influence of marijuana. Police also found a blunt in his car during a search warrant conducted on May 21.
Prior to the May 1 crash, Dickerson had been involved in a rear-end collision on April 9, citing he suffered from seizures and that he took medicine for it. Police noted in his arrest report that most seizure medications would indicate a false positive on drug screenings for opioids, which didn't show up on the toxicology report, causing doubt regarding his medical claim.
In 2019, Dickerson was also convicted for driving at unlawful speeds.
He was released on a $300,000 bond hours after his arrest at 1:48 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2.
