A man accused in a crash on Thanksgiving last year in Port St. Lucie that killed one person was arrested on Monday, authorities said.
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Ryan Burdick, 24, was charged with DUI manslaughter, DUI with a blood alcohol level of .15 or higher, and failure to register a motor vehicle.
According to Port St. Lucie Police, on Nov. 27, 2025, there was a crash that involved an off-road style vehicle and an SUV in the area of Southeast Port St. Lucie Boulevard and Glover Street.
When officers and fire rescue crews arrived at the scene, they found two men who were in the off-road vehicle who were unresponsive; one in the vehicle and the other on the sidewalk.
The two men were taken to the hospital, where 46-year-old Riley Welchance succumbed to his injuries.
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Welchance was a passenger in the off-road vehicle, while Burdick was the one who drove, police said.
Surveillance video captured the off-road vehicle, which was not designed or registered for roadway use, making a left turn when it collided with an SUV that was traveling north.
The driver of the SUV sustained minor injuries, while the passenger was OK.
Body camera footage captured officers rushing to see who was injured.
One person was heard saying “Yeah, he’s barely breathing. “I don’t know if he’s still alive.”
Before the crash, surveillance video from a nearby gas station captured Burdick parking on the sidewalk, entering the store and getting multiple cases of alcoholic beverages, police said. He was seen stumbling while he was inside the store, and then got into his vehicle and left.
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Burdick’s bond was set to $81,000.