Boy, 13, injured in DUI crash involving 5 children released from hospital

A 13-year-old boy who was one of five children struck by a DUI suspect has been released from the hospital, Polk County deputies said.

Juan Mena was seriously injured Friday when John Camfield, 48, plowed his Kia Rio into the five children Thursday as they walked from their bus stop on Allegheny Road near Athabasca Drive, deputies said.

Jahiem Robertson, 13, died Friday.

The three other children were hurt and are recovering.

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Witnesses said Camfield traveled back onto the road after hitting the students, slowed and then sped off before turning onto Bayberry Road and then onto Poinciana Parkway, where he rear-ended a pregnant woman in a stopped Nissan Murano, deputies said. She wasn't seriously injured.

Camfield, a former cop, was arrested and is facing multiple charges, including vehicular homicide.

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“All the families affected during this horrific event remain in our prayers,” the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in an email Monday.

The investigation is ongoing.

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