Jim Leyritz, the Yankees hero, faces serious accusations after killing a 30-year-old woman in a car accident Friday morning. The Florida police arrested him in Fort Lauderdale and say he faces manslaughter and drunken-driving charges.

Leyritz was returning from his birthday celebration on Thursday night, when witnesses saw him going pass the red light and ending up in an intersection at approximately 3:20 a.m. His 2006 Ford Expedition crashed into a 2000 Mitsubishi Montero and killed Fredia Ann Veitch, who was ejected from her car following the impact.

She was rushed to the hospital by an ambulance, but the doctors could do nothing for her, as she was pronounced dead.  According to the police report, Lyritz refused to take a breathalyzer on the accident scene, but he was noticed to have “red, watery eyes, flushed face and the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his person.”

According to witnesses, Leyritz was unable to follow the instruction the police officers gave him, he stumbled and managed to reach his nose in three of the six attempts he made, and failed other roadside field sobriety exercises.

The next day he was seen coming out of the Broward County jail after paying the $11,000 bond, apparently shaken and scared. But the victim’s family and friends are not impressed by his story, and say he should pay just like everybody else. He is responsible for killing a young mother, leaving two helpless children behind, and his place is in jail.

In the meantime, Katherine Collins from Fort Lauderdale Police Department said in a news release that the police were still waiting for the blood test results before declaring whether alcohol consumption was the cause of the accident.

The 1996 Yankees hero is not at his first heavy drinking attempt. One year ago he admitted to having used human growth hormone and amphetamines to get over a bad hangover. The 44-year-old twice-divorced and father of three faces harsh charges of manslaughter and drunken-driving.