NOCATEE, Fla. — A tragic night in a Nocatee neighborhood has left one family heartbroken and an entire community in shock. According to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, a woman died after falling from a golf cart driven by her husband, who is now charged with DUI.

Neighbors who live in this close knit Nocatee neighborhood told First Coast News this is an unfortunate situation that they watched unfold Sunday night.

When Lauren Verhine walked out of her home along Dawes Avenue just before 10 p.m. on Nov. 30, she didn’t realize she’d be walking into a chaotic and heartbreaking scene.

"I just heard the husband yelling, so I came out here to see what was happening,” said Verhine. “I went over to see what had happened, and I asked him what had happened and he just told me she had fall

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