Crash Sends Police Officer To Hospital
Daughter Of Driver At Fault Admits "Dad Was Drinking"
Posted: 12:19 am EDT April 17, 2006Updated: 6:25 am EDT April 17, 2006
WINTER GARDEN, Fla. -- The daughter of the man arrested in a chain reaction crash that sent a Winter Garden police officer to the hospital admitted her father had been drinking. Police arrested 27-year-old Anguius Rohas.Winter Garden Police Officer James Capeletti was riding his motorcycle on duty along Colonial Drive Sunday afternoon. Police said a truck lost control at Dillard Street, crossed the median, and hit an SUV. It then slammed into Officer Capeletti’s motorcycle.A medical helicopter took the veteran officer to Orlando Regional Medical Center. Channel 9 Eyewitness News was told he was stable when he entered surgery, but that his ankle was badly injured.Florida Highway Patrol Troopers arrested the truck's driver, 27-year-old Anguius Rohas, on charges of driving on a revoked license, but said more charges are pending. The driver’s young daughter, who had been riding with him, admitted her father had consumed a couple of beers and might not have been paying attention at the time of the crash.Sources told Channel 9 Eyewitness News that Rohas' driver's license had already been suspended several times, and that he had been involved in a serious crash before.A total of four vehicles were involved in the crash, which closed that part of Colonial Drive for several hours Sunday afternoon. Three people were taken to the hospital, including the police officer and a pregnant woman.
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