Florida: when lawyers lie to the court or think that everyone else is just stupid; deadly DUI Porsche driver Alyza Russell wasn’t going to flee the country, just go on vacation, says her attorney

Alyza Russell, Photos courtesy of Sun Sentinel

Judge sets bail at $450,000 for slaying of two while driver was twice legal limit in her Porsche
From Sun-Sentinel
When she fatally struck two men in Fort Lauderdale with her mother’s Porsche, Alyza Rachel Russell had a blood alcohol level of more than twice the legal limit, police say.

At a hearing Wednesday, a Broward judge set the 22-year-old’s bond at $450,000, after a prosecutor said she had told a co-worker she planned to flee to Europe.

Russell, who works at a South Florida dental equipment repair company, holds dual U.S. and British citizenship. Assistant State Attorney Eric Linder called her a flight risk, saying she had reapplied for a passport with the British consulate, appeared to have paid for the application with her debit or credit card after the crash and talked about fleeing to Ireland. … MORE