Regardless of what many may anticipate, the recruiting course of not often ends for high-profile targets as soon as they’ve dedicated. As soon as a letter of intent is signed is usually when the college and coaches can take a breath of reduction, however Florida offensive line commit Knijeah Harris isn’t interested by dragging out the method.
Talking with On3’s Jeremy Johnson, Harris indicated that he’s absolutely purchased in with the Gators and has no plans to check the waters, so to talk. That’s excellent information for Florida after lacking out on five-star deal with Francis Mauigoa to Miami and four-star deal with Lucas Simmons to Florida State. As Billy Napier seems to fill out his offensive line, he can relaxation assured that Harris shall be part of it.
“The whole lot is ideal at Florida from the coaches to the campus to the amenities,” Harris stated. “Coach Napier’s the person with the plan. You speak with him, you sit down with him, you see how detailed he’s and also you see he has every part deliberate out.”
It’s not simply Napier who satisfied Harris that Gainesville is the place he’s alleged to be. Offensive coordinator Rob Sale, offensive line coach Darnell Stapleton, operating backs coach Jabbar Juluke and defensive analyst Jamar Chaney stored in common contact with the IMG Academy recruit till he dedicated and past.
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As Florida continues placing collectively its recruiting class for 2023, anticipate Harris to be one of the vocal commits within the bunch. He loves being a Gator, and as he places it, he’s “locked in” with the Orange and Blue.
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A young Florida mother was killed last year when her car’s counterfeit airbag “detonated like a grenade,” according to a lawsuit.
Destiny Byassee’s used 2020 Chevy Malibu passed through multiple conmen before its fake emergency airbags deployed in a June frontal collision, causing a blast that “shot metal and plastic shrapnel throughout” the car, her family alleges.
“Several fragments from the blast struck Ms. Byassee in the face, head, and neck, ultimately killing her,” stated the complaint, obtained by Law & Crime.
Destiny Byassee was killed last year when her car’s counterfeit airbag “detonated like a grenade.” Destiny Byassee /Facebook
The 22-year-old “was a mother of two young children and had her entire life ahead of her,” attorney John Morgan, who is also representing the family, said in a news release.
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According to the lawsuit, Byassee bought the doomed sedan from DriveTime, a national used car company, without being given a full history of the car.
The former Enterprise Rent-A-Car car was involved in a devastating September 2022 crash that caused damage that “was so significant that the vehicle should have been classified as a total loss, issued a salvage title, and removed from service,” the lawsuit alleges.
Rather than scrap the vehicle, Enterprise allegedly sold the car to DriveTime through Manheim Auctions, Inc., which bills itself as the largest wholesale automobile auction company in the world.
It was then repaired at Jumbo Automotive in Hollywood, Florida, the complaint continues, claiming that shop owner Haim Levy “purchased counterfeit and non-compliant airbag components” by a Chinese company to replace the Chevrolet factory airbag “and proceeded to install these components into the subject Chevy Malibu.”
Fake emergency airbags deployed in a June frontal collision, causing a blast that “shot metal and plastic shrapnel throughout” the car, her family alleges. Morgan & Morgan Law Firm
Not only were the dangerous fake bags used, but Levy allegedly repaired the deployed seatbelt pretensioner — the part of a complete system that tightens the belt during a crash — incorrectly, but in a cunning way that made it appear to work properly.
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Byassee “had no idea that the vehicle had been improperly and illegally repaired,” her family said.
Both the counterfeit airbag and faulty seatbelt pretensioner “were signaled to deploy” during the June 2023 collision, according to the lawsuit.
“However, because the subject Chevy Malibu’s front driver-side seatbelt pretensioner was inoperable, the pretensioner did not deploy as originally designed,” the lawsuit states. “Worse, because the subject Chevy Malibu’s front driver-side airbag system included counterfeit and non-compliant components, the airbag detonated like a grenade and shot metal and plastic shrapnel throughout the vehicle cabin.”
The filing pointedly said that photographs depicted the “horrifying event,” including one of the “shredded and blood-soaked front driver-side airbag.”
Rather than scrap the vehicle, Enterprise allegedly sold the car to DriveTime through Manheim Auctions, Inc., which bills itself as the largest wholesale automobile auction company in the world. Christopher Sadowski
Cathy King, Byassee’s grandmother, filed the lawsuit on behalf of the 6- and 4-year-old children the young woman left behind, as well as her husband and mother.
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Byassee “believed she was buying a safe and reliable vehicle, but our lawsuit alleges that several automotive companies worked to skirt the system by repairing what should’ve been a totaled vehicle, all just to make money,” Morgan said in the release.
“Because of that, Ms. Byassee lost her life, and her children will grow up without their mother.”
Byassee “had no idea that the vehicle had been improperly and illegally repaired,” her family said. Destiny Byassee /Facebook
The lawsuit seeks a jury trial on 14 various counts against the various defendants – including strict liability, negligence and deceptive trade practices.
Neither Enterprise, Manheim, DriveTime nor Jumbo Automotive immediately answered The Post’s request for comment.
OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) – A former Marion County Sheriff was inducted into the Florida Law Enforcement Hall of Fame today.
Former sheriff Don Moreland got emotional giving his acceptance speech, more than fifty years after he was elected.
He was Marion County Sheriff for twenty years, from 1972 to 1992.
Once he left his post, former President Bill Clinton made him the Marshall for the Middle District of Florida.
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“I am deeply honored being included in this whole thing. When you get to be 90 you really sincerely appreciate everything a little bit more,” said Don Moreland.
Moreland still holds the record for the ‘longest-serving sheriff’ in Marion County.
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