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Driver dies after crashing into building in downtown Kissimmee

Driver dies after crashing into building in downtown Kissimmee (Jahimael Hance /Jahimael Hance)

Update:

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Kissimmee Police Department has identified the driver as Cheniel Capone Rivera Torres.

Previous story:

Police said a person died Sunday morning after they crashed into a building in downtown Kissimmee.

Officers said the driver crashed into a building at the corner of Neptune Road and Broadway around 5:40 a.m.

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First responders said the person inside the vehicle was pronounced dead.

Kissimmee’s traffic homicide unit is investigating the crash. Officers said the cause remains unknown.

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Police said the building sustained damage and will have to be assessed.

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.

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