Inset: Allen Matis (Miami-Dade Corrections). Background: Matis is accused of slamming into a Coral Gables, Florida, home, killing an 82-year-old man (WPLG).
A Florida man had a blood alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit when he ran a stop sign and slammed into a home and killed the 82-year-old sleeping inside after the car landed on top of him, cops say.
Allen Matis, 67, stands accused of DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the death of Henri Bezy.
A probable cause arrest affidavit said the incident occurred shortly before 7:30 p.m. June 24 at the intersection of SW 57th Avenue and SW 29th Street in Coral Gables.
Love true crime? Sign up for our newsletter, The Law&Crime Docket, to get the latest real-life crime stories delivered right to your inbox.
Matis was driving his 2025 Cadillac Lyriq on 29th Street when he allegedly blew past a stop sign at 57th Avenue. He barreled into the home, penetrating the exterior wall, cops said. Matis allegedly hit Bezy, who was in his bed and became trapped under the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
An autopsy determined that Bezy died of blunt force trauma and traumatic asphyxia.
Cops said Matis appeared intoxicated, and they took three blood samples from him in the hours after the crash. He had a BAC of .290, .262 and .245, according to the affidavit.
Data pulled from the vehicle allegedly showed Matis was going about 43 mph at the time of impact — and he never hit the brake.
Cops arrested Matis on Wednesday.
Prosecutors provided more details about the case during a bond hearing Thursday while arguing Matis should remain behind bars.
“The fact that the defendant volunteered that he had been at the Ritz-Carlton prior to this crash is that he got so drunk at that location that he must have driven right past his own home,” a prosecutor said, according to a courtroom report from local ABC affiliate WPLG.
A judge denied Matis bond. He has another hearing on Friday.
The post Man leaving Ritz-Carlton in Cadillac was so drunk he passed his own house when he slammed into home, killing 82-year-old man sleeping inside: Cops first appeared on Law & Crime.
