Man sentenced to 18 years for fatal New Year’s Eve DUI Uber crash in North Port
Related video: Uber passenger killed in New Year's Eve DUI crash in North Port NORTH PORT, Fla. (WFLA) — The man convicted of drunkenly crashing into an Uber and killing a passenger on New Year's Eve in 2019 has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. According to a release, State Attorney Ed Brodsky announced on Tuesday that 47-year-old Mark Barcia was sentenced to federal prison for DUI Manslaughter, DUI with serious bodily injury, and two counts of DUI with personal injury for the fatal crash that occurred in Northport. On that day, police arrested Barcia after he slammed his Ford F250 truck into the back of an Uber, instantly killing one of its passengers, 61-year-old David Flick. The Uber driver and another backseat passenger were also injured in the crash and were taken to the hospital. Law enforcement who responded to the crash determined that Barcia was drunk at the time, and said that his blood alcohol level exceeded the legal limit of .08. Following an eight-day trial and one hour of deliberation, a jury convicted Barcia of all charges, the release states. Barcia was sentenced to 18 years in prison, followed by three years of probation.
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