Authorities said a drunk teenager struck and killed a 2-year-old boy riding a tricycle outside his home in Florida on Monday after the boy's parents yelled for the driver to slow down.
Joshua Montero, 19, was driving a Toyota Tacoma at a high rate of speed down a Tavares road around 7:15 p.m. when he struck a child riding his bike in a cul-de-sac in front of a home. FOX35 Orlando.
According to the affidavit, the children's parents were standing in their driveway watching their kids ride their bikes and yelled at the driver to slow down.
Police say the driver did not slow down and struck her 2-year-old son, who was riding a blue tricycle.
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Joshua Montero, 19, was charged with negligent homicide by drunk driving after he allegedly ran over and killed a 2-year-old boy while driving while intoxicated on Monday. (Lake County Jail)
“Judging by the blood stains left in the road, it appears the truck struck the child and dragged him and his bicycle several feet before coming to a stop,” police said.
Police said the truck's front wheels “full-on” the toddler and neighbours rushed to perform CPR on the boy until emergency services arrived. He was taken to hospital but later died.
According to police, the toddler was riding a blue tricycle in front of his home when he was hit and killed by a driver believed to have been drunk while his parents were watching. (FOX35 Orlando WOFL)
Police said Montero was found in the driver's seat of the truck. An officer who spoke to him on the sidewalk after the crash said in documents that he had a “strong odor of alcohol” on his breath and that his “eyes were bloodshot and hollow.”
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Police took Montero to a local jail where his blood alcohol levels were tested, at .062 and .057, respectively, the affidavit stated. Investigators believe Montero's blood alcohol levels were higher at the time of the crash.
Montero was charged with DUI homicide and faced a DUI charge.
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Montero remains in custody at the Lake County Jail and the investigation is ongoing.
