Current:Home > Finance5-year-old girl dies after car accident with Florida police truck responding to emergency call -Streamline Finance
5-year-old girl dies after car accident with Florida police truck responding to emergency call
FinLogic FinLogic Quantitative Think Tank Center View
Date:2025-04-07 15:32:35
A 5-year-old girl died Saturday night after a car accident with a Florida police truck.
The police truck was responding to an emergency call when the car carrying the child pulled out into an intersection and collided with the police vehicle, according to a press release by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
The release states that both drivers were wearing their seatbelts, but the girl's seatbelt usage has yet to be determined. While the incident remains under investigation, no criminal charges are anticipated.
The girl was pronounced dead at the hospital, the driver of the car was treated for a broken wrist, and the deputy driving the police truck was not injured, according to officials.
More:5 family members, friend dead in crash between train, SUV in Florida: Here's who they were
Kia driver pulled into intersection while other traffic waited
A deputy with the Auburndale Police Department was driving a marked Chevrolet Silverado pickup while responding to an emergency, according to officials. Early traffic homicide investigations show that the officer was driving with lights and sirens while approaching an intersection in Auburndale, between Tampa and Orlando.
The driver of a Kia sedan was waiting at a traffic light in the intersection as the officer approached, the release states. Police say that witness accounts indicate other cars continued to wait at the light when it turned green to allow the police car to pass. The driver told investigators that she heard the sirens, but proceeded into the intersection because she saw the car next to her was driving forward.
More:Miami police officer passed out in a car with a gun will be charged with DUI, prosecutors say
5-year-old girl who died in accident loved her siblings
Family of Jalina Anglin, the 5-year-old who died in the crash, told Fox 13 that the girl had three younger siblings who she loved spending time with. She had just spent Thanksgiving off from school with her father, according to Fox 13
Jalina's mother, who requested not to be contacted, posted on Facebook that Jalina was excited for her SpongeBob party for her 6th birthday in January.
"I’m blessed for the 5 years I had with you. My girl, my heart I will forever love you," one post by Jalina's mom reads. "Visit me in my dreams. If I could trade my life with you I would."
veryGood! (1876)
Related
- The White House is cracking down on overdraft fees
- Ellen DeGeneres announces farewell tour dates, including 'special taping'
- On Facebook, some pro-Palestinian groups have become a hotbed of antisemitism, study says
- The Beatles' 'Love' closes July 6. Why Ringo Starr says 'it’s worth seeing' while you can
- 'No Good Deed': Who's the killer in the Netflix comedy? And will there be a Season 2?
- 'A Family Affair' trailer teases Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman's steamy romance
- Military jet goes down near Albuquerque airport; pilot hospitalized
- Video shows incredible nighttime rainbow form in Yosemite National Park
- Connie Chiume, Black Panther Actress, Dead at 72: Lupita Nyong'o and More Pay Tribute
- 1 person found dead in building explosion in downtown Youngstown, Ohio: reports
Ranking
- Billy Bean was an LGBTQ advocate and one of baseball's great heroes
- Seattle police chief dismissed from top job amid discrimination, harassment lawsuits
- Victoria Beckham Shares the Simple Reason She Keeps a “Very Disciplined” Diet
- Yankees manager Aaron Boone comes to umpire Ángel Hernández's defense after backlash
- Connie Chiume, South African 'Black Panther' actress, dies at 72
- Wisconsin launches $100 million fund to help start-up companies, entrepreneurs
- Teen Mom's Mackenzie McKee Engaged to Khesanio Hall
- Panda lover news: 2 more giant pandas are coming to the National Zoo in 2024
Recommendation
FBI: California woman brought sword, whip and other weapons into Capitol during Jan. 6 riot
What brought Stewart-Haas Racing to end of the line, 10 years after NASCAR championship?
Selena Gomez Responds to Boyfriend Benny Blanco Revealing He Wants Marriage and Kids
What to know as Conservatives and Labour vie for votes 1 week into Britain’s election campaign
Chuck Scarborough signs off: Hoda Kotb, Al Roker tribute legendary New York anchor
Ellen DeGeneres announces farewell tour dates, including 'special taping'
Ellen DeGeneres announces farewell tour dates, including 'special taping'
Baby formula maker recalls batch after failing to register formula with FDA