A 58-year-old Gainesville woman has been charged with Homicide by Vehicle in the 2nd Degree in the death earlier this year of Gainesville man.
The accident happened New Year’s Day at E.E. Butler Parkway and Summit Street.
“Victim, Donald Lund, 67, of Gainesville passed away on January 24, 2024 as a result of the crash,” Gainesville Police spokesman Kevin Holbrook wrote in an email. “It was reported that the victim was walking across the roadway in the crosswalk when he was struck by a 2007 Cadillac Escalade driven by Ayala,” who is also charged with Failure to Yield to a Pedestrian at a Crosswalk.
So, why the four-month delay in filing charges?
“The investigation had to be complete and autopsy results,” Lt. Holbrook wrote. “The warrants were filed after that.”
Both of the charges Ayala is facing are misdemeanors.