CASSELBERRY, Fla. – Police on Wednesday arrested the owner of a Central Florida comic book store in connection with a head-on crash that killed two mothers in Casselberry.
For more than three hours, the family of 39-year-old Brandi Cole waited to see the man accused of killing her in a wrong-way crash bond out at the Seminole County Jail.
But 64-year-old Terry Dinkins had nothing to say to Local 6 or the family after he got out, and it was very emotional for the family, who saw him for the first time.
"It's rough, that's for sure, it's going to be a long couple of weeks," said Christopher Cline, Cole's 23-year-old son. "This is closure, but I don't like the fact that he got released, but he'll be back hopefully."
And while they're frustrated with how long it took to make an arrest, the family says they just want to make sure Dinkins stays behind bars for good.
"I think they need to take his license away so he doesn't kill someone else," said Kathy Cole, the victim's sister-in-law.
Dinkins was arrested on charges of vehicular homicide and DUI. He could receive up to 15 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
The Casselberry Police Department says Dinkins' blood-alcohol level measured .20, which is more than double the legal limit.
The Office of the State Attorney decided to charge Dinkins with two counts of vehicular homicide/manslaughter, driving under the influence with damage to property.
He surrendered at the Seminole County Jail, where his bond was set at $30,500.
Cole's loved ones said they were surprised at how intoxicated police say he was at the time of the crash.
"It shocked me," said Robert Spoonhour, Cole's former husband. "I expected it maybe to be over the legal limit, but not as much over the legal limit. I did not expect that at all."
Spoonhour is now fathering the couple's two sons.
He says the 17- and 15-year-olds are still having problems adjusting to life without their mother.
"They get their moments. They go up in their room, or they want to talk. I just listen with an open ear and open heart. That's all I can do," he said.
Spoonhour says the Orlando Rage football team will play a game to benefit his sons on May 9.
The game will be played at Lake Mary High School.