CHRISTIANE CORDERO, ABC NEWS, WASHINGTON. WE NOW KNOW THE IDENTITY OF THE WOMAN KILLED IN A CRASH INVOLVING AN OFF ROAD VEHICLE IN OKEECHOBEE. THE DRIVER ACCUSED OF DRIVING DRUNK. FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 34 YEAR OLD SADIE DARIELA GALIANO. SALINAS, A MOTHER OF THREE FROM PORT SAINT LUCIE. AS WE REPORTED, POLICE CLAIM THAT BLANCA RUIZ DOMINGUEZ CONFESSED TO TAKING A SHOT AND THREE BEERS BEFORE GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL. SHE’S NOW BEING HEL
Woman pleads not guilty in fatal UTV crash in Okeechobee County
Updated: 2:00 PM EDT Jun 7, 2026
A woman accused of operating a four-seat Utility Terrain Vehicle while under the influence that led to a deadly crash entered a plea in court.According to court documents in Okeechobee County, Blanca Y. Ruiz Dominguez, 25, from Vero Beach, pleaded not guilty on Thursday, June 4, to charges of DUI manslaughter, and two counts of driving under the influence – impairment and/or damage to property or person.Dominguez, who was born in Honduras, is accused of driving a UTV vehicle with three other passengers that crashed and killed 34-year-old Seydi Dariela Galeano Salinas, a resident of Port St. Lucie.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsTwo other women were injured in the crash that occurred on Saturday, May 16 at 21021 NW 240th Street in rural Okeechobee County.Ruiz Dominguez is accused of drinking whiskey and beer before the crash. A Florida Highway Patrol report stated that Ruiz Dominguez had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.128% after the crash, which is above the Florida limit of 0.08%.Salinas, a single mother, leaves behind two teenage boys and a girl. A GoFundMe account set up for Salinas’ funeral expenses and to care for her children said Salinas’ body would be returned to Honduras so she could rest next to her family and loved ones.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.On Friday, June 5, Edward J. Mosher, the attorney representing Ruiz Dominguez, requested the court to reduce Ruiz Dominguez’s bail.She is currently in the Okeechobee County Jail on no bond for the DUI manslaughter charge in addition to $10,000 bail for each of the two DUI damage to property or person charges.
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. —
A woman accused of operating a four-seat Utility Terrain Vehicle while under the influence that led to a deadly crash entered a plea in court.
According to court documents in Okeechobee County, Blanca Y. Ruiz Dominguez, 25, from Vero Beach, pleaded not guilty on Thursday, June 4, to charges of DUI manslaughter, and two counts of driving under the influence – impairment and/or damage to property or person.
St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office
Blanca Y. Ruiz Dominguez
Dominguez, who was born in Honduras, is accused of driving a UTV vehicle with three other passengers that crashed and killed 34-year-old Seydi Dariela Galeano Salinas, a resident of Port St. Lucie.
Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
Two other women were injured in the crash that occurred on Saturday, May 16 at 21021 NW 240th Street in rural Okeechobee County.
Ruiz Dominguez is accused of drinking whiskey and beer before the crash.
A Florida Highway Patrol report stated that Ruiz Dominguez had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.128% after the crash, which is above the Florida limit of 0.08%.
Salinas, a single mother, leaves behind two teenage boys and a girl.
A GoFundMe account set up for Salinas’ funeral expenses and to care for her children said Salinas’ body would be returned to Honduras so she could rest next to her family and loved ones.
Courtesy GoFundMe
Seydi Dariela Galeano Salinas
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
On Friday, June 5, Edward J. Mosher, the attorney representing Ruiz Dominguez, requested the court to reduce Ruiz Dominguez’s bail.
She is currently in the Okeechobee County Jail on no bond for the DUI manslaughter charge in addition to $10,000 bail for each of the two DUI damage to property or person charges.