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Family is awarded $8million after their 22-year-old daughter was killed in a high-speed wreck and it took cops NINETY MINUTES to find her pinned between the floor and dashboard of the mangled car

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  • Annie Becerra's accident took place on November 30, 2018 
  • It was ruled police were negligent in taking nearly 90 minutes to find her body 
  • A jury found in favor of her family to a ruling of $8 million 

By Stephen M. Lepore For Dailymail.Com

Published: 04:09 BST, 2 May 2024 | Updated: 04:09 BST, 2 May 2024

The family of a 22-year-old woman killed in a high-speed crash was awarded $8 million after first responders were found to be negligent in taking nearly 90 minutes to find her.

Annie Becerra's accident took place on November 30, 2018, when she was in the passenger seat of her boyfriend Freddy Mieryteran's Nissan Versa when it sped through a red light and hit another vehicle. 

Mieryteran fled the scene and hid as police arrived at the scene of the accident and started to interview people in the area without attempting to get to Becerra's body.

One hour and 23 minutes after the accident, a Florida State Trooper was doing inventory on the crash when they discovered Becerra 'wedged between the passenger side front floor board and the dash board.'

The young mother died of her injuries two days later, with her family suing Miami-Dade Police and the state troopersfor negligence. 

The family of a 22-year-old woman killed in a high-speed crash was awarded $8 million after first responders were found to be negligent in taking nearly 90 minutes to find her

Annie Becerra's accident took place on November 30, 2018, when she was in the passenger seat of her boyfriend Freddy Mieryteran's Nissan Versa when it sped through a red light and hit another vehicle

'My daughter was my life,' Pablo Becerra told NBC South Florida. 'She was my first daughter, she was everything.' 

Becerra's daughter is now seven years old.  

'After that, we really didn't have a life,' her father added. 'It changed everything.'

Family attorney John Lukacs Jr police did not act swiftly enough to find Becerra's body to save her life. 

'Had they found her when they asked within minutes because remember, Miami-Dade County was there within minutes,' Lukacs said. 

'Had they opened up the door, they would have just put her in a normal breathing position, they would have given her oxygen, and that would have relieved her brain swelling.' 

He also slammed the poor job they'd done to find her because the airbag in the passenger seat had been deployed. 

'There are no policies or procedures that provide for this exact situation, however, there are policies and procedures and memos that dictate that they need to use their common sense and intelligence,' Lukacs said. 

One hour and 23 minutes after the accident, a Florida State Trooper was doing inventory on the crash when they discovered Becerra 'wedged between the passenger side front floor board and the dash board'

Family attorney John Lukacs Jr police did not act swiftly enough to find Becerra's body to save her life

'My daughter was my life,' Pablo Becerra said. 'She was my first daughter, she was everything'

Family attorney John Lukacs Jr police did not act swiftly enough to find Becerra's body to save her life

Attorneys for the county claimed that the car door had been too damaged and therefor officers weren't required to open it. 

A jury decided in favor of Becerra's family to the extent of $8 million to be paid out by Miami-Dade County.  

'I don't know how to explain it to you, every day that goes by, I still feel the pain and I still feel it in my heart,' Pablo Becerra said. 

The State, county and local police have yet to comment on the decision. 

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