WWE Attitude Era star is set for JAIL time after pleading guilty to multiple charges including DUI manslaughter – as Hall of Famer faces up to 25 YEARS in sentencing at the end of November
- A former wrestler pleaded guilty after causing a fatal collision in Florida in 2022
- Tests showed her blood alcohol level was three and a half times above the limit
- The Hall of Famer’s sentencing of up to 25 years will take place on November 27 at 9 a.m.
A former WWE Attitude Era star will be sentenced to 25 years in prison at the end of this month after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including DUI manslaughter.
Tammy Lynn Sytch, better known by her WWE ring name “Sunny,” will be sentenced on November 27 at 9 a.m. after causing a fatal collision with 75-year-old Julian Lasseter in Ormond Beach, Florida, in March 2022.
The former professional wrestler, who was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011, caused the serious traffic accident after she crashed her Mercedes-Benz into the back of a Kia Sorento that was stopped at a red traffic light.
Witnesses, who reported that Sytch was driving at a high rate of speed, saw Lasseter’s stationary vehicle hit a third car after the initial collision. The victim tragically died after being rushed to hospital.
Toxicology tests showed Sytch’s blood alcohol level was three and a half times above the legal limit. She also drove without a valid driver’s license.
Tammy Lynn Sytch, better known by her WWE ring name “Sunny,” will be sentenced on November 27 at 9 a.m. after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including manslaughter by drunk driving
Julian Lasseter, 75, died March 25 from his injuries following a fatal traffic accident in Ormond Beach, Florida, caused by Sytch, police said
Despite initially entering a plea of nolo candidatee, a conviction without admitting fault or guilt, Sytch pleaded guilty to numerous charges, including: DUI resulting in death (DUI Manslaughter); causing death while operating a vehicle with a suspended or revoked license; four counts of drunk driving causing injury; and three counts of drunken driving causing property damage.
Intoxication manslaughter, a third-degree crime in Florida, is the most serious charge and carries a prison sentence of up to 15 years, with a minimum prison term of four years and a fine of up to $10,000 (£8,133).
The police report released to MailOnline in April last year claimed Sytch had been ‘driving at a high speed’ before the collision.
The former wrestler had at least six other DUI arrests before the Florida incident in 2022, including a 2019 charge in New Jersey for driving the wrong way on a one-way street.
She was also arrested five times in less than a month in 2012 on various charges, including third-degree burglary and disorderly conduct.
Sytch rose to fame in the 1990s for wrestling as Sunny during the WWF’s Attitude Era years
She had a history of legal trouble (reckless driving, right) prior to the fatal accident last year.
Sytch has been in and out of prison in New Jersey and Pennsylvania for various parole violations.
Last year, she was arrested in New Jersey after allegedly trying to stab a lover with a pair of scissors, according to the Post and Courier. She was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and making terroristic threats.
Sytch rose to fame in the 1990s wrestling as Sunny during WWF’s Attitude Era, before the entertainment industry was renamed WWE. She became one of the first “Divas” in WWE and is widely regarded as one of the best managers in the franchise’s history.
The American, who had opened up about her struggles with substance abuse during her 26-year wrestling career, previously had a long-term relationship with fellow wrestler Chris Candido, who died in 2005 aged 33.