A WWE Hall of Famer, who is known in the Carbon County area with numerous run-ins with law enforcement and drunken driving arrests, is facing serious charges in Florida stemming from a fatal crash she was involved in that state.

Tamara Lynn “Tammy” Sytch, 49, also known as “Sunny” in WWE competition, was charged Friday in relation to the fatal three-vehicle crash that occurred on March 25 along U.S. 1, the Ormond Beach, Florida, police posted on Facebook.

Sytch has been charged with several counts, including DUI causing death, causing death while driving with a suspended license, DUI causing injury to a person, and DUI causing property damage.

The Ormond Beach Observer newspaper reported that toxicology test results showed she was driving under the influence at the time of the crash. The test revealed her alcohol content was three and a half times the legal limit.

According to reports, the crash occurred at 8:28 p.m. while she was driving southbound on U.S. 1, near Granada Boulevard and crashed into a stopped vehicle. The second vehicle involved, was driven by Julian Lasseter of Daytona Beach Shores, Florida. Lasseter was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Sytch was taken into custody on a warrant Friday, May 6, at the Hard Rock Hotel in Daytona Beach. She was then taken to the Volusia County Branch jail.

If Sytch is convicted of the DUI causing death count, she could face up to 30 years in prison, with a four year minimum sentence, and up to $10,000 in fines.

Bail was set at $200,000 for the DUI causing death count.

Sytch’s boyfriend, James F. Pente, is listed as the owner of the white 2012 Mercedes that Sytch was driving when she crashed into Lasseter’s vehicle.

“Our heartfelt thoughts remain with the Lasseter family as we proceed with this case. This is still a very active and ongoing investigation, and we will continue to pursue any evidence or leads. If you have any related information, please contact Officer Rick Taylor at 386-677-0731,” the police posted on Facebook.

Reportedly, a civil lawsuit has already been filed against both Sytch and Pente on April 12 before the Circuit Court of the Sevenths Judicial Circuit in and for Volusia County, Florida, by Lasseter’s estate. The lawsuit, seeking in “excess” of $100,000 in damage.

Carbon history

In March 23, 2019, the Times News reported the WWE Hall of Fame wrestler was behind bars in Carbon County for violating parole on multiple DUI convictions.

Sytch pleaded guilty to three separate counts of DUI in Carbon County court in 2016. She was sentenced to five years maximum, but got immediate parole because she sought rehab.

She was extradited from New Jersey for violating parole in one of her DUI arrests.

It was the second time she was jailed in Carbon for violating parole. She served eight months in Carbon County Correctional Facility in 2018. Sytch reportedly violated her parole when she was arrested for DUI in New Jersey on Feb. 26.

According to TMZ.com, Sytch was arrested after a traffic stop where an officer found her with an open container of alcohol. She was also driving with a suspended license.

She was extradited to Carbon County for violating terms of her probation from the three DUIs she pleaded guilty to in 2016.

The Carbon County Adult Probation reported that Sytch missed a scheduled drug test.

The terms of Sytch’s probation from her DUI arrests included zero tolerance for missed urine screens. Adult probation said Sytch did not have a stable residence and failed to report her whereabouts.

When Sytch pleaded guilty to the three separate DUI charges in Carbon County court in 2016, the judge in the case sentenced her to a maximum of five years in jail. However, she received credit for 95 days in rehab and got immediate parole.

The terms of her sentence also included $2,100 in fines, a two-and-a-half year license suspension, 125 hours of community service, zero tolerance for drug and alcohol use, and court fees.

The first arrest occurred May 30, 2015, on Route 443 in Mahoning Township. Two days later, she was stopped by police for crossing the double line on Route 209, and officers found an open bottle of beer.

The third arrest occurred after a crash in Towamensing Township on June 20, 2015.

In February 2018 she violated her parole and served eight months in Carbon County Correctional Facility.