Wrong-way driver accused of killing former Coral Springs mayor’s son is arrested
An accused wrong-way drunk driver is now formally facing charges in the death of a Coral Springs man, the son of a former city mayor, records show.
Investigators said 47-year-old Sult President had a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit when he collided head-on with a vehicle in unincorporated north Broward on April 11, killing 36-year-old Nicholas Addis.
President was arrested June 3 on charges of vehicular homicide, two counts of DUI manslaughter, reckless driving causing property damage and DUI causing property damage.
Addis was the stepson of former Coral Springs commissioner and mayor Vincent Boccard.
“He was the type of person that could bring a smile and laugh to your day,” Boccard wrote in a tribute post on social media. “He was bright, witty, intelligent and looking so forward to his new life with his beautiful son Everson.”
Family told WSVN that Addis had moved back to Coral Springs and was working on getting settled there with his girlfriend and 2-year-old son. They added his life revolved around his toddler.
“When he had (his son), his life had completely changed,” his mother, Terry Boccard, told the outlet. “It was about them, and where he was going, what he was providing for experiences with his son. It’s all he talked about.”
During the early-morning hours of April 11, President left a strip club in Pompano Beach, where he’d reportedly been drinking, and drove off in his Nissan Pathfinder SUV, according to an arrest affidavit from the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
He turned onto West Sample Road — but was driving the wrong way, going east, deputies said. Meanwhile, Addis was driving a Hyundai Tucson SUV westbound. The two collided head-on at around 3:30 a.m. at the Turnpike overpass, and Addis died at the scene, according to investigators.
President sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to Broward Health North, where medical staff drew his blood and determined he was intoxicated at the time of the crash.
He was taken into custody at Broward Health Imperial Point and booked in jail Wednesday, and was still being held at the North Broward Bureau as of June 5.
Coral Springs Mayor Scott Brook, who served on the commission at the same time as Boccard, described Addis’ death as “unfathomable.” A “Drive Safely” sign has been posted alongside the overpass near Pompano Beach where Addis died.