Tammy 'Sunny' Sytch Pleads Not Guilty To DUI Manslaughter

WWE Hall of Famer enters plea following traffic incident that left a 75-year-old man dead.

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Former WWE star Tammy 'Sunny' Sytch has pleaded not guilty to one count of DUI manslaughter in a Florida court.

Sytch appeared in court on Tuesday. She is being charged with a third-degree felony following a traffic incident that left 75-year-old Julian L. Lasseter dead on 25 March. Though Lasseter was initially taken to hospital for injuries suffered in the crash, he later passed away.

Sunny, a WWE Hall of Famer, is alleged to have driven her vehicle into the back of Lasseter's, who had stopped at a traffic light behind another stationary vehicle. Per The Daytona Beach News-Journal, Sytch's blood alcohol level registered at .280 at the time of the accident, more than three-and-a-half times greater than Florida's legal limit of .08. In addition, police officers also found an unsealed bottle of vodka in Sytch's vehicle.

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On top of the one count of DUI manslaughter, Sytch has been charged with driving with a suspended revoked license causing death/serious injury (one count), DUI with "damage to person" (four counts), and DUI with "damage to property."

The 46-year-old faces up to 26 years in prison if convicted on all counts. Although she plead not guilty, Sytch declined to make a statement.

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