OKEECHOBEE, FL (May 16, 2026) — A 34-year-old passenger, Seidy Dariela Galiano Salinos, was killed following a utility terrain vehicle crash on private property in Okeechobee County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Officials said the crash occurred on May 16 near Northwest 240th Street when the driver of the UTV accelerated in soft sand and attempted a sharp turn, causing the vehicle to lose control and overturn.
Salinos was ejected from the vehicle during the rollover. She was airlifted to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce, where she later died from her injuries.
Authorities confirmed that two other passengers sustained unspecified injuries in the crash.
The driver, identified as 25-year-old Blanca Yorleni Ruiz Dominguez, has been charged with DUI manslaughter and multiple misdemeanor counts of DUI causing property damage or injury.
A GoFundMe page has been created to help the Salinos family repatriate her body to Honduras and support her three children.
