APOPKA, Fla. — A 8-year-old died Thursday following a crash involving a suspect who was fleeing the scene of a car burglary, the Apopka Police Department said.
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Police said they were called at 8:09 a.m. to the vehicle burglary at Martin Place Boulevard.
Two minutes later, police said they received a call about a crash at North Maine Avenue and Summit Street.
They said it involved the suspect’s vehicle and another vehicle, which had an adult and two children in it.
Police said an 8-year-old passenger in the second vehicle died of his or her injuries.
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The driver of that vehicle, the child’s mother, is stable at a hospital.
The second child who was in the vehicle was treated and released from a hospital.
“The Apopka Police Department’s thoughts and prayers are with the family during this time,” the agency said in a statement.
Police are expected to release more details about the crash later Thursday.
Watch an updated report on Channel 9 Eyewitness News at 4.
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