An Oakland Park man is now facing charges, months after authorities say he was speeding more than 190 mph when he crashed his luxury car in Pompano Beach, killing one person.
According to Broward Sheriff’s jail records, Angelo Ragonese, 50, faces charges of DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide, child abuse, child neglect with non-bodily bodily injury, DUI with damage to property, and criminal damage to property. He was charged with reckless driving with.
According to a probable cause affidavit for his arrest, just before 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 17, Ragonese was driving a 2022 BMW M4 with his minor son as a passenger.
He was near the intersection of East Atlantic Boulevard and Northeast 15th Street, speeding and swerving around other cars, according to the affidavit. As the driver attempted to turn through the intersection, the front of the BMW collided with the passenger side of a 2023 Toyota Camry in a T-bone collision.
The impact of the collision caused the Toyota to spin off the road and crash into a nearby Trust Bank building on East Atlantic Boulevard. According to the affidavit, Lagonese got out of the BMW, walked toward where the Toyota had stopped, and “continued to scream profanities at the unconscious Toyota driver,” witnesses said. said. Witnesses said he was acting aggressive and erratic.
Ragonese and his son were not seriously injured. The driver of the Toyota suffered serious injuries and was taken to Broward Health North, according to the affidavit.
The driver of the Toyota was admitted to the ICU at Broward Health North, but died two days later after being transferred to hospice care, according to the affidavit. His name is redacted in the affidavit, but a court motion filed by prosecutors on Jan. 14 identified him as William Windhurst.
Traffic homicide detectives believed Ragonese was impaired after speaking with witnesses and examining physical evidence at the scene, according to the affidavit. While in the hospital, he voluntarily refused to have a blood sample taken. Detectives obtained a search warrant to take a blood sample, which revealed he tested positive for cocaine.
Investigators determined Ragonese was driving 134 mph when the airbags were deployed and 194 mph just before the crash, according to the affidavit. The speed limit in this area is 35 mph.
Prosecutors said in a Jan. 14 motion that Ragonese has multiple convictions for driving with a suspended license dating back to 2000 and is seeking to be held in custody prior to trial.
According to the complaint, he had 10 speeding convictions between 2012 and 2023, four of which involved driving at least 160 mph.
Ragonese was booked into the Broward Main Jail on Monday and remained there as of Tuesday night. He pleaded not guilty to all charges on Tuesday.
