Photos for Headline Surfer® / DAYTONA BEACH SHORES -- The motorist that cops believe was intoxicated when he struck and killed a North Carolina tourist as she was walking on the beach in Daytona Beach Shores has bonded out of jail.
Elizabeth Braly, 45, was with her 21-year-old son and his wife walking on the beach around 9:30 p.m. June 24, a Tuesday, when she was struck by a vehicle driven by Shawn Doolan.
Troopers said they believe Doolan was under the influence of alcohol when he was driving at a high rate of speed speed on Dunlawton Boulevard before he barreled down a beach access ramp, crashed through a toll booth and then ran the woman over.
Shawn Doolan, shown here in a Volusia County Branch Jail jail mug shot following his arrest, is charged with DUI manslaughter and DUI destruction of private property in the death of Elizabeth Braly. If convicted, he faces up to 30 years in prison.Doolan was arrested and charged with DUI manslaughter and DUI property damage.
Doolan has since posted the $12,000 bond and has been released from the Volusia County Branch Jail in Daytona Beach.
Braly's husband, Mark Braly, who drove straight through from from North Carolina to Florida when he learned of his wife's death, told Central Florida media outlets he feels bad for the accused DUI offender because "he is going to have to live through it, too."
Elizabeth Braly is shown here with her husband, Mark at Daytona International Speedway several years ago. The North Carolina woman was struck and killed on the night of June 24 by a suspected drunken driver who crashed through a toll booth and ran her over on the beach in Daytona Beach Shores where she was visiting. The crime scene is shown in the larger image at left.
Braly's husband, Mark Braly, who drove straight through from from North Carolina to Florida when he learned of his wife's death, told Central Florida media outlets he feels bad for the accused DUI offender because "he is going to have to live through it, too."
The grieving widow described his wife as a "great mother "of seven children and four grandchildren. "The son that was with my wife when the accident occurred isn't doing well," Braly said.
Braly said he's not angry with Doolan, but if he has an addiction to alcohol, then "I hate it."