FHP: Driver arrested after crashing into 2 people, a truck & a pole in Orange County
Update: An arrest has been made in Wednesday’s hit-and-run crash in Orange County left two people with serious injuries.
Eugenio Cuevas, 24, of Apopka, was booked into Orange County Jail for failing to stop or remain at a crash involving serious injury, a felony, and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.
He was also cited for failing to maintain a single lane, according to a news release.
Read our earlier version below:
The Florida Highway Patrol said a hit-and-run crash in Orange County left two people with serious injuries Wednesday morning.
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Troopers said the crash happened just after 7 a.m. on Ocoee Apopka Road near Demastus Lane.
Investigators determined that the driver of a Honda CR-V, traveling northbound on Ocoee Apopka Road, lost control and traveled across the roadway and onto the southbound shoulder.
That’s where a Ford F-150 pickup truck was parked with its driver and a passenger standing outside the truck, for an unknown reason.
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Troopers said that the Honda collided with both people and then hit the truck before traveling off the roadway and striking a pole.
After the Honda came to rest, investigators said its driver and passenger ran away from the crash site.
Troopers said Orange County sheriff’s deputies took them into custody a short time later.
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Both were taken to a hospital and treated for minor injuries, FHP said.
Meantime, the two pedestrians who were hit while standing outside the pickup truck suffered critical injuries, according to troopers.
FHP has not released the names of anyone involved in the crash.
Investigators said charges are pending against the driver of the Honda CR-V.
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As of late morning Wednesday, all lanes of Ocoee Apopka Road were blocked.
If you have information about the crash, you’re asked to contact Florida Highway Patrol or call Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS (8477).
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