In spite of all our differences, the one thing that binds all living creatures is that we each have an expiration date. This finality to our existence is what makes life special, something to be cherished and protected. But occasionally things can go terribly wrong…
A Florida man went on a violent rampage after a minor fender-bender, stabbing the occupants of a car, then running over and killing a woman in another vehicle.
Police arrested Casey Weldon Till, 26, and charged him with murder and carjacking. They had found Till at his home from a prescription pill bottle left at the scene. Police allege Till murdered Odalis Cespedes, 41, by running her over twice with his car. Till told police he was high on crack at the time, as if that somehow excuses his crime.
The incident started when Till’s minivan slammed into a stopped car driven by Cespedes’ daughter, 19-year-old Ivon Despaigne, and her boyfriend, 21-year-old Angel Gonzalez. When the couple went to check the damage, Till slashed Gonzalez’s throat and stabbed Despaigne in the neck.
Till then got into the couple’s car and repeatedly rammed the vehicle ahead, in which Cespedes was sitting. Cespedes got out of the car, removed her 6-month-old granddaughter from her car seat, and was trying to escape with the baby in her arms when Till ran her over and killed her. Fortunately, the baby was unharmed. Hopefully Till will be locked away for a very long time.
