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Opa-locka Commissioner Facing Corruption Charges Killed in Car Crash

CHARLES TRAINOR JR
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THE MIAMI HERALD
People gather near the scene where Opa-locka Commissioner Terence Pinder was killed after driving into a tree at Opa Locka Airport, Tueday, May 24, 2016. Pinder was scheduled to turn himself in to state prosecutors Wednesday on corruption charges.

On Wednesday morning, Opa-locka city commissioner Terence Pinder was supposed to surrender to face allegations that he illegally accepted $7,020 from a solid-waste contractor in exchange for political favors.

On Tuesday, Pinder crashed the SUV he was driving into a tree in a large open field at a very high speed and ended his life.

The two-term commissioner who friends say cared deeply about the troubled city, was instantly killed when his black Chevy Tahoe plowed into a tree at Opa-locka Executive Airport at an estimated 100 miles per hour. 

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