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Woman - whose boyfriend woke up from coma, accused her of trying to kill him, then died - allegedly issued chilling 10-word threat
A pregnant woman in Florida has been charged with vehicular homicide after her boyfriend, who was left in a coma following a February crash, died from his injuries eight months later.
Daniel Waterman, 22, of New York, had accused his partner, Leigha Mumby, 24, of deliberately driving into a tree at high speed during Super Bowl weekend in Flagler County. Before his death in October, he told investigators he was the passenger in the car Mumby was driving.
Victim claimed girlfriend made chilling 10-word threat
According to an arrest affidavit obtained by People, Waterman said Mumby made a chilling statement before the collision, telling him: “I don’t care what happens. You’ll get what you deserve.”
Waterman’s family told Syracuse.com that he recalled the crash after waking from a coma and claimed Mumby was intentionally speeding at 90 mph (145 km/h) before the car hit a tree. The impact left him with multiple broken bones, spinal injuries, and collapsed lungs.
The couple were reportedly arguing after Waterman received a message from another woman. He tried to jump from the car but could not get out before the vehicle veered off the road and crashed.
Charges upgraded following Waterman’s death
Mumby was first arrested in July and charged with reckless driving causing serious bodily injury and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. She pleaded not guilty. After Waterman’s death on October 8, prosecutors upgraded the charges to vehicular homicide.
“This was not an accident,” Waterman family lawyer John Hager told the New York Post. “Evidence showed she didn’t use the brakes – the car was speeding up at the time of impact.”
Waterman’s family described the incident as “an act of violence.” His grandfather, Michael Gilman, told CNY Central that the family is seeking custody of the baby girl Mumby gave birth to after the crash. “It’s our mission in life that if that child is his, that we take that child and teach her what her dad was all about,” Gilman said.
Remembering Daniel Waterman
A GoFundMe page set up to support the family said Waterman endured “eight long months of suffering.” It described him as “an excited, soon-to-be father of a baby girl” who “wanted nothing more than to come home to her and to the family who loved him so dearly.”
Mumby is currently being held at the Flagler County Jail in Florida as legal proceedings continue.
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. In the U.S., call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.