Carlos Bertonatti Tossed Back Into the Slammer for Misleading Homeland Security: UPDATE

His reign of being a total jerk continues. Deport his ass for good.

Start looking for some soap on a rope buddy...

Good! I'm so happy to hear that.

He dragged the victim's bicycle under his car for 3 miles without stopping! Can anyone believe that he's NOT a flight risk? C'mon! Really!!!!

deport him? No way so he can live on freely. Screw him... ROT IN PRISON MOTHER FU....!!!

His inmate info is already up via Miami Dade inmate search.

I just can't believe his plea was "not guilty" to everything...WOW

I think he probably has 3 citizenships, Venezuelan, USA and European. Lots of latin american people that have eurpoean descent have the EU passport.

Judging by the last name he could have some italian thrown in.

The case against this animal continues. What a douche! Out on 100K dollar bond? Let's keep his bond in the millions this time. It seems the last total wasn't enough to keep him locked up. Justice in Miami? Times are changing perhaps.

His other nationality is Argentinian...I understand he lived there for years.

Tim, excellent reporting on this event and on the family background. Thanks for staying on top of the story.

THANK YOU TIM!!! I am looking forward to your posting all of the "details" from the arraignment today. Great job!

What an utter incompetent boob. Anyone else get the feeling he overslept and missed his flight to Venezueala?

Gotta wonder if Carlos has any older siblings that used him for a soccer ball when he was a baby, because he's certainly one brain-damaged idiot.

Bertonatti should never have been allowed bail in the first place. I hear he's pleading "not guilty" too - wow, what a remorseless piece of shit he truly is. It's obvious that he's guilty as sin and if he had just one ounce if remorse, he'd plead guilty and take his punishment like a man.

I'd like to see anyone try to defend the scumbag now. There is nothing to defend -- just a sociopathic, narcissistic punk who is going to jail for a long time for his heinous crimes.

jackass

Great news that his bail was revoked! He needs to be tried, convicted, serve his sentence (25 years would be appropriate) and then be deported.

no vivio en Argentina, solo vacacionaba en Bariloche donde hacia sky , su padre trabajaba en una empresa llamada OEM que luego quebro,

Was Carlos Bertonatti getting hammered at Club Space minutes before getting into his vehicle and killing the biker?

this guy is pardon my french '' fucked''. just lying that he only had one passport , and pleading not guilty??? wow , you should bought yourself an additional 20 years, nice one IDIOT!!

@Gusi: are you related to Sarah Palin? Europe is not a country, there is no such thing as a European passport. I do hope Bertonatti will go to jail for a looooong time.

dice, have to agree that Carlito should go to jail for a long time but please be advised - Europe may not be a "country" but there is a European Passport - I know I have one (being a europenis myself)- a European Union Passport - gives me the right to live and work in all countries of the EU - even though I don't even know where they all are - there's so many of them! - I lost count about ten or so years back when we got up to 13 ...

anyhoo glad Carlito's banged up now - he was always a flight risk...surprised a judge gave him bond previously.....

cudos to Miami New Times for keeping this issue live...keep up the good work!!

do not deport him. i want him in state prison in general population. we will then see "quien es mas macho?"

Great reporting by Tim.

Here are a couple of things I would like to add.

According to the Herald "prosecutors noted that his alleged hit-and-run was not the first time Bertonatti might have been elusive."

I believe that there was someone in these blogs that mentioned that a long time. Seems that they know who this guy "really" is.

The article goes on to say that Carlos had missed five court dates including a battery case.

Here is what I don't get, there are some people who read this blog who know him and feel they are his friends. Either they know how this dirt bag really is and still defend him, or they too have been duped by Carlos' alter ego, wanna-be pop star persona.

The charges he was facing were:

1- Second degree felony DUI Manslaughter.
2- One count of fleeing and eluding which is a third degree felony.

This would have equaled to 21 years in prison, but now he is facing:

1- First degree felony DUI Manslaughter.
2- First degree leaving the scene of a crash involving death.

This charges are punishable by 67 years in prison.

The prosecution seems to have heard the community. "If the judge didn't with-hold bail, prosecutors asked Bertonatti's bail to be upped to $100 million." That is correct $100,000,000!!!

To all of his friends:
Like I have mentioned before, friendship and loyalty are admirable, but there comes a point when you have to realize that your friend really maybe Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde or in this case Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Bertonatti.

Just learned that his blood alcohol content was 1.22 the legal limit in Florida is 0.08.

This guy was loaded at 8:10AM! We can assume he had stopped drinking at least a few hours earlier. Can you imagine how high it was at the peak. Damn! this guy has a serious drinking problem.

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Ummm... A 1.22 BAC is beyonnd lethal.
I'm suspecting it was .122

Sometimes I'm glad Florida is a death penalty state. No punishment is good enough for someone like this. I can only hope that after years of rape, he's finally the recipient of a botched execution attempt.

The Bertonatti's family page on FaceBook:

http://www.facebook.com/family/Bertonatti/

The Bertonatti's family page on FaceBook:

http://www.facebook.com/family/Bertonatti/

The Bertonatti's family page on FaceBook:

http://www.facebook.com/family/Bertonatti/

A thing about passports (I also have an "EU" passport). The US passport recognizes "dual-nationals" (read it if you don't believe me), but it does not recognize 3+ nationalities. If I ever wanted to get a 3rd passport, I certainly would not let the US know about it. Furthermore, the country to which my EU passport is attached has most definitely outlawed having 3.

Carlos he is a great person and I hope he doesn't get any time, he was drug at the bar were he was singing I also know that Carlos doesn't consume alcohol ever so for you all nasty yellows people F. you

Hey Anonymous @ 6:32, G.F.Y., buddy.

You're friend Carlos is going away for a long, LONG time.

He won't be too cute then - a grizzled ex-con.

Anonymous at 6:32pm wrote "he was drug at the bar were he was singing I also know that Carlos doesn't consume alcohol ever so for you all nasty yellows people F. you"

It's true. Carlos was drugged the night before he killed the man. Therefore, he didn't have any responsibility for it. He could have never known just how bad he was at the time. If he did he would have called cab. He was incapable to evaluate his condition. His friends shouldve done it. That's why it's totally involuntary.

Also remember that had the rescue showed up like they were supposed to the man would still be alive. The fault lies with emergency men not Carlos. Carlos was ill from accidental drug poisoning. That's why he didn't have judgement to call. He wanted to speed home and his mom would call.

The family has a great lawyer. The truth will come out!!!! Maybe one family is very sad but Carlos touched MANY people with his music. I'm sure God is watching over the killed man and he's safe now. We need to pray for Carlos cause hes the living man. One person dies we do not need 2.

>>>One person dies we do not need 2.

No one's going to kill little Carlito - the man child.

He's just going to have a time out, for about 20 years.

Some of these comments are just...well...assanine. I really believe that (stupid)people are just trying to get everyone to respond.

I will say (to the one person who says that Carlos never drinks alcohol) that I guess the person who "drug" (learn to write English please) Carlos at the bar where was singing must have then held him down and poured liquor down his throat. His BAC (blood alcohol content) was .122--the legal limit is .08.

What's with the defending of Carlos? I don't understand it. This wasn't an accident: it was a heinous crime and if I had my way, your dumb little friend would be given the death penalty, because he is in exactly the same league as the worst of the worst murderers and rapists. In fact, I would rather see him executed than have our tax dollars wasted on keeping this piece of filth alive.

You know, if he'd chosen to plead guilty and "man up", I might not be here wishing that the state would put him to sleep. But he is pleading "not guilty", proving that he is a remorseless animal.

He is pleading not Guilty because he is INNOCENT. Like some one mention here He was drugged making him crazy that night/morning he is a grate person and he doesn't deserve all of these!

Carlos is a spoiled brat that has never had to fend for himself or his actions. That is about to change now, he will soon know what it will be like to fend for himself in jail. Hopefully this will teach him to be a man.

The jury or judge that tries him is going to Fuc* him good.

To "Anonymous" who wrote:

"He is pleading not Guilty because he is INNOCENT. Like some one mention here He was drugged making him crazy that night/morning he is a grate person and he doesn't deserve all of these"

BULLSHIT! What about his previous 42 citations, was he "drugged" then too? Your "grate" person is going to rot in jail and you should be ashamed of yourself for defending that murdering piece of shit. People like you enable these people even more.

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He is pleading not Guilty because he is INNOCENT. Like some one mention here He was drugged making him crazy that night/morning he is a grate person and he doesn't deserve all of these!
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This argument no longer holds water since his blood alcohol was .122. This has nothing to do with being drugged. I would be willing to bet that the only person who drugged Carlos (if there were drugs involved at all) was CARLOS! I guess he was drugged earlier in the evening too when he got in his car (without a license or insurance) and drove to the club where he apparently drank A LOT. To have a .122 BAC, a 180 lb. man would have to drink 6 drinks in an hour. Many people have said he was at Space all night drinking and fighthing with his girlfriend. Funny thing about the girlfriend---CARLOS IS MARRIED. Another sign of a fabulous guy...married and out in public fighting with his girlfriend. Nice.

I am looking forward to the next few months when Carlos sits in jail. I am looking forward to the trial when the truth can come out about this scumbag. I am looking forward to seeing him sentenced to many, many years in prison.

For all those friends that say CB doesn't drink..... You may to suggest to the pr firm that the pix of him drinking be removed from the internet.

Carlos is innocent, you will see...all you loser bloggers can go FUCK yourselves...

"Anonymous says:

Carlos is innocent, you will see...all you loser bloggers can go FUCK yourselves..."

You are almost as bad and as rotten to the core as he is. Karma's a bitch though.

Do you know how bad you have to be for the feds to get involved in your case?

This went from a DUI to lying to homeland security in a day.

Definitely a nice great innocent guy.

Happy Birthday Carlos!

to Anonymous at 4:53 pm good point ! so how can anyone allege he could possibly have more than one passport. I think its a prosecution strategy if you ask me .

to Anonymous at 4:53 pm good point ! so how can anyone allege he could possibly have more than one passport. I think its a prosecution strategy if you ask me .

To Anonymous at 9:56 p.m.

The information did not come from the prosecution. It came from ICE/homeland security. The U.S. wouldn't know if Carlos obtained a passport in Venezuela, Argentina and Romania. It's kind of strange that (according the testimony given Monday by ICE), the Argentine passport that he used to travel from Costa Rica to the U.S. had the same number as the Venezuelan passport that he surrendered after he was arrested.

Is it really hard to believe that someone with money could obtain a fraudulent passport???

to Anonymous at 10:17 pm

And you think Homeland Security would have noticed by now with so many travels ? Im pretty sure security is well in place to detect a fraudulent passport at any entry point in the US , whether it be maritime or air . Comon now !

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Anonymous says:

He is pleading not Guilty because he is INNOCENT. Like some one mention here He was drugged making him crazy that night/morning he is a grate person and he doesn't deserve all of these!
Posted On: Wednesday, Feb. 10 2010 @ 2:12AM
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First off Ms or Mr. Troll, do everyone a favor and learn how to spell it's great NOT grate. Secondly one does NOT get a BAC of .122 by "accident." One gets a BAC of .122 by pouring drink after drink down their throat in a relatively short period of time.

To the Bertonatti family PR firm, I suggest that you hire a better class of trolls. Like people who know how to spell, people who know how to read from a prepared script and can post it to The Internet without introducing any errors into it.

As it is all they're doing is making "poor little misunderstood" Carlito look worse, not better.

Anonymous at 10:30 p.m.

Yes, I absolutely believe that you can travel with more than one passport in and out this country.

I worked with the government for almost 20 years and I saw things you wouldn't believe. The U.S. can barely keep up with the passports that WE issue, much less trying to keep up with what is going on with passports from other countries.

The information that I have about the testimony that ICE gave is directly from the State Attorney's Office. It was part of an oral argument for revokation of bail. Part of the information came from the DMV (that he stated he was born in Venezeula when he applied for a drivers license) and part came from ICE. In normal circumstances I would imagine that these two offices don't communicate much.

It's like another blogger wrote: how bad must you be for the Feds to get involved in a regular criminal case. Quite frankly, I don't care if the prosecutors went over the top getting ICE involved on Monday. I believe that Carlos would definitely leave the country if he could. He needs to serve his time.

I saw this on the other blog and just had to repost it LOL

.122 blood alcohol content.
Hmmmm. Where are all the people who posted earlier that Carlos did not drink at all.

Oh yeah I just came accross the following tweets that Carlos wrote himself.

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Having a michelada! A M A Z I N G!!!!
10:10 PM Nov 6th, 2009 from UberTwitter

Corona, salt, lemon, lime, hot sauce, and a bit of worechester sauce!!
10:11 PM Nov 6th, 2009 from UberTwitter

And ice..sorry..try it!
10:12 PM Nov 6th, 2009 from UberTwitter

Gooood morning!! Can't get over my micheladas..its like an appeteizer haha
7:17 AM Nov 7th, 2009 from UberTwitter

I got the swine...drank a bottle of wine and now I'm fine!!! Haha
10:52 AM Sep 11th, 2009 from UberTwitter

Sorry bout those drunk tweets...just read and laughed my ass off...won't happen again
5:25 PM Sep 10th, 2009 from UberTwitter

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Hmmmm,definitely not a drinker! Maybe we should all go have some Micheladas tonight to celebrate CB's Birthday, it's not really drinking, its more like having an appetizer.

Yeah, I think we can put that little "rumor" to rest about Carlos not drinking. I just have to give in to the fact that people are going to defend him until the bitter end even though it makes the rest of us sick.

As a KB resident and cyclist I've followed both reports and blogs. A lot of what I've read is red herring. Closure of station 15 would not have made a difference unfortunately as Christophers injuries were so horrific and anyway KB station is only 62 seconds from station 15 (I counted). Blaming lackluster police also seems unfair as they had managed to stop this guy FORTY TWO times previuosly. This tragedy could have been prevented however, only a week before it happened Bertonatti was stopped and found to have no licence and no insurance!!! The cop must have looked at his rap sheet and known that giving him yet another ticket mean he would be back in his car the very next day. Not the cops fault as he would have been powerless to do anything else. It is the lawmakers (county/State/Federal) that have the explaining to do. Immediate impounding of his car or throwing him in jail for a few days would have likely resulted in Lecanne being with his family today.

to Anon ,

This is so true . this could have been avoided altogether . I agree that Lawmakers are to blame .

You know what I find to be just a complete lack of common sense? Who ever is in charge of Carlos' you tube videos, decided to leave them up and just dissable the comments button.

In one of them he actually admits to have been in a car accident while driving his sponsor's car. By the way he explains it, it happened around Jacksonville so that could include at least two other States.

The prosecution might be very interested in this bit of information. If I was his friend I would take down everything he has out there, including his myspace page. By not doing that you are hurting his case more than helping it, and just showing arrogance. Not a very smart strategy for someone charged with first degree DUI vehicular manslaugher.

Tim you area really stupid guy , your writtings should be impartial as a journalist!

to Anonymous at 4:43 pm

Very True! And to disclose his family past is also irrelevant to his current situation . Its just another journalistic tool to his own advantage. Carlos actions have by no means anything to do with the accident .

Correction

Carlos's family past have by no means anything to do with the accident

Hmmm, judging by the video on the news, the district attorney thought it was quite relevant.

Good work Tim.

Carlos could have had a perfect driving record and one passport and still would not make a difference on every one judging him the way they are . I believe a lot of humans like to capitalize on someone's tragedy to completely bring them down instead of focusing on what happened January 17.

First of all R.I.P. Cyclist. Now Let's ask ourselves , What Would Jesus Do? Hmmmm. I think Jesus would want Carlos to truly ask for forgiveness, and recognize him as his savior. No doubt, he should be punished, for the pain, his poor judgment, has inflicted onto the family of the deceased.But he is also a Human Being, and if he is truly sorry for his careless decisions, he should be entitled to a second chance. I believe in the justice system and believe we live in a great nation. However, dont be naive and blind yourself from the truth.It's The Beauracracy of the Beauracratic System.Some Judge or Some Prosecutor, wants to make a name for themselves. LoL. Now lets be hypothetical for a minute here, and suggest a theory, What if Carlos was driving home Drunk, and just wanted to fucking get home. As Soo, hes driving home, hes falling in and out of consciousness, instead of pulling over and falling asleep, or calling a cab to come to his rescue,He makes his biggest mistake, he decides to just go for it and make it home. As hes driving his eyes close for just a second and bam, He hits the cyclist. Cyclists, flips in the air, and smashes on the ground, and then dies. Carlos says to himself, Fuck I im in deep shit. I think hes alright tho, ill just make it home. Folks thats what really happened.
He deserves some jail time but c'mon, its an accident, stop trying to railroad the guy. if u think more than 5 years in the slammer is necessary, go fuck yourself,They should put u in the slammer for your sins Mother Fucker. He who is free of sin, shall cast the first stone. What is the difference between Donte Stallworth, and Carlos Bertonatti? Hmmm I know, one of them called the police right after the accident. People respond differently to different situations. So to all u haters, fuck yourselves in the ass. And u know what i think cyclists should be banned from the roadways. If there isnt a bicycle path,go to the park. Bycycles are meant for the sidewalks and cars are for the street. so if u cant ride on the sidewalk, dont ride at all. Wrong Place Wrong Time for the cyclist who is now at peace in heaven laughing and enjoying himself in the lords kingdom. Wrong Decisions and Poor Judgement for Bertonatti, who now has to live with this for the rest of his life and not to mention the 5+ years he will get in the slammer. My heart goes out to both families, and Carlos stay strong, and ask for forgiveness from the bottom of your heart, God Loves You. And for all theses people wishing the worst upon you, dont mind them, they too will be judged.

Thank you Anonymous @ 10:50 pm . Well said ! I wouldnt be surprised if the immigration charges are proven to be just a tactic for the prosecution to keep him until May 3 .

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Anonymous says:

Correction

Carlos's family past have by no means anything to do with the accident
Posted On: Wednesday, Feb. 17 2010 @ 6:48PM
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Actually, yes it is, because it shows where he learned his behaviors.

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Anonymous says:

First of all R.I.P. Cyclist. Now Let's ask ourselves , What Would Jesus Do? Hmmmm. I think Jesus would want Carlos to truly ask for forgiveness, and recognize him as his savior. No doubt, he should be punished, for the pain, his poor judgment, has inflicted onto the family of the deceased.But he is also a Human Being, and if he is truly sorry for his careless decisions, he should be entitled to a second chance. I believe in the justice system and believe we live in a great nation. However, dont be naive and blind yourself from the truth.It's The Beauracracy of the Beauracratic System.Some Judge or Some Prosecutor, wants to make a name for themselves. LoL. Now lets be hypothetical for a minute here, and suggest a theory, What if Carlos was driving home Drunk, and just wanted to fucking get home. As Soo, hes driving home, hes falling in and out of consciousness, instead of pulling over and falling asleep, or calling a cab to come to his rescue,He makes his biggest mistake, he decides to just go for it and make it home. As hes driving his eyes close for just a second and bam, He hits the cyclist. Cyclists, flips in the air, and smashes on the ground, and then dies. Carlos says to himself, Fuck I im in deep shit. I think hes alright tho, ill just make it home. Folks thats what really happened.
He deserves some jail time but c'mon, its an accident, stop trying to railroad the guy. if u think more than 5 years in the slammer is necessary, go fuck yourself,They should put u in the slammer for your sins Mother Fucker. He who is free of sin, shall cast the first stone. What is the difference between Donte Stallworth, and Carlos Bertonatti? Hmmm I know, one of them called the police right after the accident. People respond differently to different situations. So to all u haters, fuck yourselves in the ass. And u know what i think cyclists should be banned from the roadways. If there isnt a bicycle path,go to the park. Bycycles are meant for the sidewalks and cars are for the street. so if u cant ride on the sidewalk, dont ride at all. Wrong Place Wrong Time for the cyclist who is now at peace in heaven laughing and enjoying himself in the lords kingdom. Wrong Decisions and Poor Judgement for Bertonatti, who now has to live with this for the rest of his life and not to mention the 5+ years he will get in the slammer. My heart goes out to both families, and Carlos stay strong, and ask for forgiveness from the bottom of your heart, God Loves You. And for all theses people wishing the worst upon you, dont mind them, they too will be judged.
Posted On: Thursday, Feb. 18 2010 @ 10:50PM
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First off, Carlos did not exercise "poor judgement" when he struck and killed Chris, he went out drinking and got into his car and drove drunk. He also knew that he did not have a valid drivers license when he got behind the wheel of said car. Those actions are not "poor judgement" those are delebrarte actions. I sinceraly doubt that he is sorry for his as you put it "careless decisions." If you go back and review his driving record you will see that he has had numerous "second" chances and has pissed them all away.

No, that isn't what really happened. Carlos made the consious decision to go out drinking, to consume enough alcohol to have a BAC of .122 a half hour after the collision.

It was not an "accident." It was the act of a callous, careless person who because of what amounts to "slaps on the wrist" thought that he was above the law. No one is trying to "railroad" him.

You do know that Chris was riding in the bike lane, right? You do know that the state of Florida gives cyclists the RIGHT to ride in the road. Bicycles are NOT "meant" for the sidewalks, sidewalks are meant for pedestrians. You do know that bicycles predate the car, right? And that here in this country it was the actions of the Leauge of American Bicyclests lead to the improved streets that we all enjoy today.

Again this was NOT a case of "wrong place, wrong time," Chris WAS riding in the bike lane.

Carlos, should do the maximum time that his crimes call for.

To Anonymous @ 10:50 PM: I think your earlier "Carlos the Grate Guy never drinks" spiel was actually better than this script. Stick to that story.

Bravo, Bravo, Bravo. The Bertonatti camp finally got someone who can at least speak some English, either that or they finally figured out how to use spell check.

Now that you have that down, lets move on to grammar. You are supposed to break your ranting into paragraphs. That's right P-A-R-A-G-R-A-P-H-S, look it up if you don't know what that means.

Also, I must say, a very nice touch talking about Carlos and mixing religion into it. I loved the part about "he who has not sinned" that was great, lol, so according that belief no one could ever past judgement on anyone, it would be just complete chaos.

Ok, all joking aside. A DUI vehicular manslaughter can carry up to 15 years in prison. A DUI vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene can carry up to 30 years in prison. So your little asinine comments:

"What is the difference between Donte Stallworth, and Carlos Bertonatti?"

and ...

"People respond differently to different situations"

... matters quite a bit in the court of law. That's right as if you haven't figured out yet, I am an attorney. To try and compare the two, is like comparing burglary and rape. They are completely different and carry different jail times.

Your friend went from facing 21 years to 67 years in prison. Hope his parents got him a good defense attorney ... I can guarantee you, he will need him/her.

FIRST HE SHOULD SERVE HIS TIME HERE, THEN BE DEPORTED PERMANENTLY AND ADDED TO NO-FLY LISTS BECAUSE HE HAS NO RESPECT FOR LAWS.

>First of all R.I.P. Cyclist. Now Let's ask ourselves , What >Would Jesus Do? Hmmmm. I think Jesus would want >Carlos to truly ask for forgiveness, and recognize him as >his savior.

I don't really care what Jesus would do. This is Earth, we have do deal with reality.

> No doubt, he should be punished, for the pain, his poor >judgment, has inflicted onto the family of the >deceased. But he is also a Human Being, and if he is truly >sorry for his careless decisions, he should be entitled to >a second chance.

Given his record I'd say he's had over 40+ 'second chances'.

>I believe in the justice system and believe we live in a >great nation. However, dont be naive and blind yourself >from the truth.It's The Beauracracy of the Beauracratic >System.Some Judge or Some Prosecutor, wants to make >a name for themselves.

A name for themselves by prosecuting a sociopathic murderous driver with a record as long as your arm and who should have had his license revoked ages ago...gee, I have no problem with that.

>He deserves some jail time but c'mon, its an accident, >stop trying to railroad the guy.

It was not an 'accident'. He was deliberately risking catastrophe. That is selfishness at the least, and murderous at the most.

> if u think more than 5 years in the slammer is >necessary, go fuck yourself,T

I think he deserves way more. Deal with it you sociopath apologist.

>hey should put u in the slammer for your sins Mother >Fucker.

Why?

>He who is free of sin, shall cast the first stone.

Funny. I haven't killed anyone while driving drunk. Shall I get a boulder?

> What is >the difference between Donte Stallworth, and Carlos Bertonatti? Hmmm I know, one of them called the >police right after the accident. People respond differently >to different situations.

Donte also wasn't driving so drunk he could barely function. He also didn't resist police, etc.

But yeah, different people respond differently to different situations. Sociopathic self-centered creeps for example, react JUST LIKE CARLOS. That is why we put them in jail

> So to all u haters, fuck yourselves in the ass.

You are defending a murderous, self-centered, spoiled rich kid. Deal with that.

Um, Mr./Ms. Anonymous Defender of Carlos B. -- ARE YOU F'N KIDDING ME?!?!? This walking puke was NOT drugged against his will, he readily, happily, and WILLFULLY poured drink after drink into his open gullet for the pure joyful hell of it. There was no finding of any drug in his system, but over 1-1/2 times the legal limit of alcohol!

Let me draw you a simple comparison.

Christophe LeCanne was cycling in the bike lane on the Causeway, a perfectly legal and even encouraged activity (shown by the very presence OF the bike lane, DUH!), engaging in an activity that is the 2nd healthiest known to man (swimming is 1st, if you're curious).

Carlos Bertonatti was drinking all night, acting the fool that he is, and decided while in this drunken state that he was perfectly capable of operating the 1-1/2 ton guided missile on four wheels. Whatever particular activity he was engaged in at the time he encountered LeCanne is open to conjecture, but it's an absolute fact that whatever it was overwhelmed his minimal ability to operate the missile.

As a result, an innocent man died violently.

When confronted with this information, Carlos' first thought was that he was being entrapped -- "You're lying, cops always lie." NOT, "OMG, somebody's dead because of this."

Selfish, self-important, self-centered Carlos was more worried about himSELF than the tragedy of another human being.

And YOU echo that, on his behalf. You should do time with him, so you BOTH can get the experience of being someone's 'bitch'.

u fucking idiots have nothing better to do with your time. go buy a fucking book or go ride ur stupid fucking bikes with a gps on your chest u fucking loosers. get a life

Chris had a life, the shitwad you defend took it from him.

"u fucking idiots have nothing better to do with your time....." Obviously, you don't either, bitch. Like Miskatonic said, Chris had a life -- emphasis on HAD. Thanks to the other bitch you want to defend here, that's no longer the case. WE all have a problem with that -- Chris didn't deserve to die, or even NEED to die. But your little puke of an idol, Carlos B-for-Bitch, thought his decadent, dissolute lifestyle was all that mattered.

He should do tall time for this, and spend the rest of his life after release shoveling out septic tanks.

Oh...Anonymous... I forgot... while I'm out riding my stupid fucking bike, you can climb into that wasteful, polluting, 3000-lb excuse for self-worth and drive off...a tall cliff, preferably. Do a Thelma & Louise for us.

A few months ago, I decided to pack heat while driving in Miami, because of idiots like this:

"u fucking idiots have nothing better to do with your time. go buy a fucking book or go ride ur stupid fucking bikes with a gps on your chest u fucking loosers. get a life"

That's right "Anonymous"....we're talking about people like you. I am not a cyclist, I am a motorist, but I care about cyclists and pedestrians. Try your pathetic, cowardly, overly aggressive macho Miami shit with me and I guarantee you that I wont hesitate to pull the trigger. You are a waste of a human life and as bad as Carlos.

'nuff said.

Well, it does look like mommmy and daddy went and got the best lawyer they could afford. His name is Leonard A. Sands. He is a 62 year old attorney, and a graduate of Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1971.

Here is his info.

http://www.sandsmoskowitz.com/attorney-profiles/leonard-sands/

Based on his years of experience and according to the Laffey Matrix, it is safe to say that his fees are between $425 and $700 per hour. Looks like this may cost them more than the hospital bill for their daughter. Somehow though, I have feeling they will have to pay this one.

It's going to be a very interesting trail.

Did you all see Miguel Bertonatti's facebook page? It is a picture of him, Carlos, and I assume their Dad. It is a black and white photo that looks like the one his mom had with Carlos a few weeks ago.

Is Carlos the only one in that family that got good looks? Geez! Maybe he is adopted.

I do not defenf Carlos. On the contrary, I was expressing to my husband how disappointed I am in him. Though, I will say that I feel terrible for his family, particularly his mother who I can only try to imagine what she's going through. I also have to say that I cannot fatham what the widow and child of the deceased are going through. I don't wish their misfortune upon anyone. I cannot imagine kissing my husband in the morning not knowing that it would be the last kiss I'd ever give him. With that said, I think that Carlos' life is completely over without us wishing the worst upon him. Let's be human beings and trust that he gets what he deserves without wishing him death. I can understand the anger that most of us have towards the actions of Mr. Bertonatti, but he is also suffering I am sure, as his life comes to a complete halt. His family did not make his decisioms for him and for them I feel terrible. Many of us are prents and even if our children make the worst of all mistakes, they do not stop being are children. We do not stop loving them and suffering for them. Therfore, let us let life take it's course and let the justice system do what it needs to do without wishing this man hell. He's going to receive it either way.

why does everyone take the time to damn him into the worst??? Shouldn't people understand that there has been a loss?? That there is a family trying to reconstruct a new life?? And the accident has been predestined as a major misfortune????
Cant you all leave the deceased alone??
The predicaments of the case are left up to the law and not up to your ignorant opinions??

I was very disappointed to find that this situation had happened because I am a very big fan of Carlos Bertonatti, but I'm well aware that he is a drinker, and that he should serve his time for his irresponsibility. To say that he is innocent is just plain wrong. I'm very sad for both the life lost and Bertonatti...what a shame :(

Opinions are just that - opinions. We all have them, they are not "ignorant" when something like this happens we all view it from our point of view. I am sure if you are a byciclist you feel one way, if you knew Carlos you feel another way, and if you knew Christophe you probably feel a combination of many emotions.

One life was lost, another was destroyed. One family lost a member for ever, the other will have to deal with hell and back. Some time in the future Carlos will be a free man, but his life will never be the same again.

In a way I am glad this story has sparked so many "opinions", this is a good time to teach your children what can happened in one instant, and how your whole life can change. It is also a good time to maybe think twice the next time you are thinking about going out and drinking. Maybe saving up a couple of bucks and calling a cab is not such a bad idea after all.

Just my 2 cents.

For those of you who ask us to 'feel for the family' of Carlos, I would remind you that by spoiling him and rescuing him from legal troubles in the past they turned him into a contemptible waste of a human being who thinks it is acceptable to drive with a BA of .122, among other catastrophe inducing acts.

For those of you who say or hint that having killed someone is punishment enough for poor, poor Carlos - nonsense. He'll feel bad about it for a time and then one day he'll realize he got away with it and will go back to his old ways.

Carlos is not 'suffering'. His life may have 'come to a halt' but that is entire his own doing and not a cause for a single scrap of sympathy. He destroyed himself, but sadly took Chris' life in the process.

Whatever punishment Carlos receives from the law, it will not equal what was done to Chris. Ever. Don't ask me to feel sorry for this guy. If he was truly sorry then he would be pleading guilty, not using a PR firm and expensive lawyers to try and get away with it.

Well, I don't agree with this...

"Carlos is not 'suffering' "

But I do agree with this ...

"If he was truly sorry then he would be pleading guilty, not using a PR firm and expensive lawyers to try and get away with it."

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I do not defenf Carlos. On the contrary, I was expressing to my husband how disappointed I am in him. Though, I will say that I feel terrible for his family, particularly his mother who I can only try to imagine what she's going through. I also have to say that I cannot fatham what the widow and child of the deceased are going through. I don't wish their misfortune upon anyone. I cannot imagine kissing my husband in the morning not knowing that it would be the last kiss I'd ever give him. With that said, I think that Carlos' life is completely over without us wishing the worst upon him. Let's be human beings and trust that he gets what he deserves without wishing him death. I can understand the anger that most of us have towards the actions of Mr. Bertonatti, but he is also suffering I am sure, as his life comes to a complete halt. His family did not make his decisioms for him and for them I feel terrible. Many of us are prents and even if our children make the worst of all mistakes, they do not stop being are children. We do not stop loving them and suffering for them. Therfore, let us let life take it's course and let the justice system do what it needs to do without wishing this man hell. He's going to receive it either way.

Posted On: Thursday, Feb. 25 2010 @ 5:39PM
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By just the words that you used, you defended him. By starting off with "I do not defenf (sic) Carlos", you were just letting us know that you were prepared to do just that.

In my humble opinion, there will never be any fair outcome to this case. The amount of pain that the Bertonatti family feels will NEVER equal or come close to what the LeCanne family is feeling. The Bertonattis can get up, get in the car and go and see Carlos. He is still alive, breathing, talking. Chris is in a cold grave in France after doing nothing more than going out for a bike ride.

I am dismayed at the amount of people who think that Carlos has paid for his crime just because he has to live with his "mistake". This guy had MANY, MANY, MANY chances to change his behavior. Most of us don't get that many chances in life. He got them and wasted them.

For those people who don't believe that Carlos' family had any "involvement", I just want to remind you that Carlos was living under his parents' roof when this happened. He had been in trouble from the first year he got his license. I would assume that a 16 or 17 year old living with mommy and daddy would not have had the means to get himself out of all the trouble he go . At the very least, they knew of each incident. I would LOVE to know whose car he was driving at the time. He had no license and no insurance. If Carlos was not living at home, I might be able to see how his parents would not know what he was doing. But he lived right there with mom and dad. They were aware of what was going on. My mother would NEVER have let me continue to live under her roof doing the things that Carlos had done repeatedly. What kind of house were they running that allowed their FOURTEEN year old daughter get drunk at an adult party and then "fall" 7 stories from their apartment??? Who are these people??? They are narcissistic sociopaths with no regard for consequences of their actions. Maybe this is how things work in Venezuela.

Carlos' life did not come to a complete halt. That is what happened to Christophe that day. As far as letting this take its course, I don't have faith in that at all. If the system worked, he would have been in jail LONG ago or deported.

In my humble opinion, I see what you mean about Carlos' life not coming to a halt, sure - let's see how you would live your life if your future was completely uncertain and without a doubt facing prison time. Yeah, that's not a life coming to a halt. And yes I said that I DID NOT defend him. Take those words for what they are and don't try to read too much into it. I do not defend him b/c like I also said, a little girl is missing her daddy and a wife is lonely and pain-stricken by this. You should trust the system with this case, b/c they seem to be making an example out of it. Also, parents, as you may or may not know, are not always right in what they do for their children, but they do it for them b/c they feel at the moment they are helping them. I do not agree with all of the bail outs that Carlos got from his parents, but they are his parents plain and simple. Although they were making a mistake, they loved him and wanted to take him out of a situation; unfortunately not thinking of the long-term effects. They may not be the PERFECT parents, but they love him and are suffering b/c of this. It is true that they can still see him, but seeing him behind bars is, as any parent can attest, tragic just the same. I am not saying that you should sympathize with him or them, but stop being so hateful. This guy's life is basically ruined forever regardless if by his own doing or not. Let him serve his time and he'll probably get deported thereafter. Then you'll be happier than a pig in shit.

I tend to agree with you. I think the system will try to make an example out of Carlos, and it will more than likely cost him more time behind bars. His family should have agreed to pleading guilty and a plea deal.

Unfortunately, like you said - they love him so much that they went and got a very expensive lawyer who will be more than happy to carry this to trail. His salary being between $700 and $900 an hour, plus all the free publicity he will get, I am sure that now HE is happier than a pig in shit.

Carlos Bertonatti's version of the song "Perfect Picture" was almost the Theme Song for Kirstie Alleys A & E TV show Big Life.

Carlos performend the song on Kirstie Alley Twitterthon (aquathon 2009) a online charity event.
Ms Alley announced that Carlos' song would be used on the upcoming show during that event.

until the tragedy happened.
when Carlos recklessly took Christophe Le Canne's life.
the people in charge decided to use the song
despite awful tragedy.
instead of finding another song.
the Show had to rush to re-record the song with another artist "Yogi Lonich" to distance themselves from this scandal,..when they should have dumped the song immediately!
whoever made the decision with Kirstie Alley's show,were idiots,more concerned with the TV show than an innocent mans life.

Carlos is set to make a lot of money from the song as it stands,with the association to the TV show.
it stands to reason that every penny he makes from the song,goes to Christophe surviving family members.and not defense lawyers.

gringos de mierda no tienen la mas puta idea de lo que hablan. que tiene que ver la musica que hace carlos con que haya atropellado a alguien. cualquiera puede cometer un error. el que este libre de pecado que tire la primera piedra. para todos aquellos que estan taaan horrorizados con el nivel de alcohol en la sangre de carlos, hagan una pequeña introspeccion. alguna vez te tomaste mas de 5 cervezas cuando saliste a una fiesta? nunca regresaste a tu casa de madrugada? tu que vives en miami, nunca has hecho cola para entrar a una de esas discotecas como space? seguramente nunca te dejaron entrar a una por pendejo.
Carlos es una excelente persona, y ustedes sin concerlo hablan mierdas de el. no tienen la mas puta idea de lo que pasaba por la mente y por la vida de ese hombre. si, se porto mal, y si, deberia de pagar por lo que hizo. pero no es para que lo crucifiquen de esa manera. todos estan molestos entiendo. quieren que alguien pague por la muerte de este hombre inocente. FYI los accidentes ocurren! si tienes tanta rabia te recomiendo que vayas a terapia. que carlos este metido preso no te va a hacer ni mas ni menos rabioso.