{"id":375843,"date":"2026-08-19T19:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T19:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/375843\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T19:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T19:02:10","slug":"lee-county-sentencing-set-in-cape-coral-street-racing-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/375843\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee County sentencing set in Cape Coral street racing death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Driver pleads no contest in 125 mph Cape Coral street racing death, sentencing expected Wednesday<\/p>\n

\"DerrickCAPE CORAL, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\n

A driver charged in a deadly street racing crash in Cape Coral has pleaded no contest and is expected to learn his sentence Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Court records show Chase Magruder, 23, entered a no contest plea Tuesday to a charge of vehicular homicide in Lee County Circuit Court. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 19.<\/p>\n

The case stems from a July 19, 2024, crash<\/a> along Pine Island Road. According to Cape Coral police, investigators determined Magruder and Anastasiya Zadorozhna were racing at speeds exceeding 125 mph when Alberto Almedo’s vehicle was forced into a canal, killing the 52-year-old.<\/p>\n

The crash left Almedo’s four children grieving the loss of their father.<\/p>\n

Zadorozhna was arrested <\/a>after investigators obtained arrest warrants for both drivers. Magruder was later arrested in Pennsylvania and returned to Florida to face the charge.<\/p>\n

Wednesday’s sentencing hearing is expected to bring the criminal case against Magruder to a close.<\/p>\n

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