ST. CLOUD, Fla. — A judge granted $10,500 bond to the man accused of ramming his girlfriend's vehicle in a domestic dispute and causing a fatal five-car crash in St. Cloud Saturday
- Police: Andric Barksdale rammed girlfriend's car
- Set off a chain-reaction crash with 5 vehicles
- Innocent bystander was killed
Andric Barksdale was granted bond on three counts of aggravated battery. He has also been order to have no contact with his girlfriend.
St. Cloud police told Spectrum News they expected Barksdale to also be charged with vehicular manslaughter.
Police say Barksdale and his girlfriend were in a domestic dispute Friday night, driving in separate vehicles from Orange County into Osceola County.
Police say theBarksdale, 34, rammed his car into the girlfriend's car along Old Canoe Creek Road near King Oak Circle, causing a chain reaction crash.
A total of five vehicles were involved in the crash. A woman in a separate vehicle was killed, and seven people were injured and taken to area hospitals. No word on their conditions.
Police say the woman who died was an innocent bystander who did not know the couple.
Barksdale was booked into the Osceola County Jail.
Old Canoe Creek Road was blocked off for hours as investigators went over the crash scene and crews repaired a power pole that was damaged by one of the vehicles.
UPDATE 1:04 P.M.: Originally the judge set bond on two counts of aggravated battery, for a total bond of $7,000. Bond for a third count was added Sunday afternoon, bringing the total bond to $10,500.