FROM TAMPABAY.COM
TAMPA — A 20-year-old Tampa woman died in a collision just before 1 a.m. Sunday when the speeding car she was riding in collided with a pickup truck turning in front of it, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The driver of the car, James Curtis Whatley Jr., 21, of Tampa, faces a charge of DUI manslaughter in the collision at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard interchange on Interstate 75. Whatley, who received minor injuries, was arrested about four hours afterward at Tampa General Hospital.

Whatley was headed east on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at a high rate of speed when he drove his car into a westbound pickup truck that was turning left onto the I-75 entrance ramp, the Highway Patrol said. MORE

CASE NUMBER: 20-CF-012311-A
STATE OF FLORIDA VS WHATLEY JR, JAMES CURTIS
Case Number: 20-CF-012311-A
Uniform Case Number: 292020CF012311000AHC
Judicial Officer: Catlin, M.. Catherine
Filed On: 2020-10-25
Defendant: WHATLEY JR, JAMES CURTIS
Case Type: FELONY Amount Due: $0.00
Case Status: Open
Booking Numbers:
2020-24131
CASE PARTY INFORMATION
Party Type Name Attorney Contact
Plaintiff STATE OF FLORIDA
Defendant WHATLEY JR, JAMES CURTIS
CASE JUDGE INFORMATION
Judge Assigned Division Date Reason
Catlin, M.. Catherine
Tampa Division O 10/25/2020
CASE OFFENSE INFORMATION
Offense Statute Degree Date
1 316.193(3)c3a 3161933C3A-TRAF1090 (FS)
DUI MANSLAUGHTER 10/25/2020
Arrest Date: 10/25/2020
FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL
CASE EVENT INFORMATION
Event Date Doc
Index
Charge
Number
Title
10/25/2020 3 PROPOSED DIVISION G
10/25/2020 2 DATASHARE BOOKING RECORD PROCESSED
Booking#: 2020-24131 Booking Date: 10/25/2020 CRA#: FH20000564
10/25/2020 1 File Home Location – Electronic

Whatley’s prior criminal conviction for displaying a gun

STATE OF FLORIDA VS WHATLEY, JAMES CURTIS
NT – ADJUDGED GUILTY
11/05/2018 1 Plea: (Judicial Officer: Fernandez, Kimberly K).

1. 79010-WEAP3000 (MF) IMPROPER EXHIBITION OF A DANGEROUS
   WEAPON OR FIREARM. GUILTY PLEA TO A LESSER OFFENSE
   GUILTY PLEA TO A LESSER OFFENSE
   11/05/2018 1 Sentence: (Fernandez, Kimberly K)
2. 79010-WEAP3000 (MF) IMPROPER EXHIBITION OF A DANGEROUS
   WEAPON OR FIREARM
   CRIMINAL
   Attorney at Sentencing
   Lead Prosecutor ROLLINS ANDREW JOHN
   Defense GONZALEZ BRIAN EDWARD
   Provisions
   COURT COSTS, Comment: ALL MINIMUM MANDATORY MISDEMEA
   11/05/2018 99 JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE ENTERED PRO SE PVT ATTORNEY