19-year-old Briannah Ortiz, a DeLand resident, has been criminally charged in connection to a fatal car accident that took place last year. Ortiz is charged with vehicular homicide, and was arrested on Wednesday. The incident took place on August 3rd, 2024. Ortiz was said to have been driving her 2018 Nissan Sentra with one passenger on Howland Boulevard at around 2:00 am. It took over one year after the wreck for Ortiz to be criminally charged for her alleged role.