DELEON Springs, Florida — A Florida man has died after jumping from a moving car following an argument with his girlfriend over whether he was sober enough to drive, authorities reported today.
According to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, Jose Perez, 25, had threatened to jump out of the car after his girlfriend told him he was too drunk to drive.
The argument escalated and Perez — who was sitting in the front passenger seat — opened his door and leapt from the moving car.
The incident occurred shortly after 9 p.m. yesterday in DeLeon Springs, Fla., about 45 miles north of Orlando.
Perez, a resident of nearby Pierson, Fla., was pronounced dead at the hospital.