Leigha Mumby convicted of deliberately killing boyfriend in Florida crash
Leigha Mumby, 25, was convicted of vehicular homicide and reckless driving after a jury found she deliberately crashed her car into a tree, killing her boyfriend, Daniel Waterman. The case matters because Waterman’s family initially believed the collision was accidental, then said he identified Mumby as responsible after he recovered enough to communicate.
The crash happened in Florida on 9 February 2025, when Mumby was pregnant; Waterman, 22, died in October from his injuries. His aunt said he used a letterboard to recount an argument and claimed Mumby accelerated to 93mph after telling him he would get what he deserved. Mumby told detectives she could not remember the crash and denied the charges; the jury deliberated for about an hour. She faces up to 30 years in prison for vehicular homicide and up to five years for reckless driving causing serious bodily injury.
- Leigha Mumby was convicted after a fatal car crash.
- Daniel Waterman’s family said he identified Mumby as responsible.
- Mumby faces up to 35 years in prison.
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The case centres on a car crash in Florida on 9 February 2025. Leigha Mumby was driving with her boyfriend, Daniel Waterman, who later died from his injuries.
Waterman’s family first thought the crash was accidental. His aunt later said he communicated using a letterboard and described an argument before the car hit a tree; Mumby told detectives she could not remember the crash and denied the charges.
The case drew attention because Waterman’s account changed his family’s understanding of what had happened. It also raised questions for the jury about whether the crash was deliberate or accidental.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Woman dubbed Mackenzie Shirilla 2.0 sobs pathetically as she’s convicted of killing boyfriend by deliberately crashing car into tree”.