Man killed in crash hours after allegedly stabbing, killing estranged girlfriend, officials say

Estranged boyfriend crashes after killing ex: Sheriff

A man broke into his estranged girlfriend's home and stabbed her to death multiple times with a kitchen knife and also stabbed her new boyfriend, who tried to help her, according to the Seminole County Sheriff's Office. The estranged boyfriend was then killed shortly after the attack after he lost control of his vehicle, crashed, and was thrown from it, SCSO said.

CHRISTMAS, Fla. - The victim of a single-vehicle crash early Friday in Orange County has been identified as a suspect in a brutal, deadly stabbing that happened in Seminole County a few hours prior.

Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened around 5 a.m. along Fort Christmas Road near Christmas Road. The driver, 42-year-old James Christopher Lindsey, was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene.

Lindsey has been identified as the estranged boyfriend of 40-year-old Kristin Stevens. Homicide investigators with the Seminole County Sheriff's Office said Lindsay broke into her home, stabbing her multiple times with a kitchen knife, resulting in her death. He also stabbed her new boyfriend, who tried to help her, according to investigators.

Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma said the couple had a 16-year-old son who was asleep inside the house during the alleged attack but was unharmed and not involved.

Officials located Lindsey's 2018 Chrysler 300, which had crashed along the southbound lanes of Fort Christmas Road. Troopers said the vehicle struck a stop sign, some trees, and a fence, before flipping several times.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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