A 5-year-old Mount Dora child was airlifted after a crash Saturday morning involving a drunk driving suspect at the wheel of a BMW.
The child was riding in a 2008 Honda Civic driven by a 29-year-old Mount Dora woman at 8:30 a.m. on County Road 448 at Shirley Shores Road in Lake County when her vehicle collided with a 2022 BMW 740i which had swerved into her lane, according to an arrest report from the Florida Highway Patrol.
The woman was seriously injured and transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center. The child was critically injured and airlifted to Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital.
The driver of the BMW was identified as 30-year-old Daksh Wadhwa of Tavares. He provided a breath sample that registered .189 blood alcohol content. He was also found to be in possession of cocaine. He was taken into custody and booked at the Lake County Jail. He was released after posting $3,000 bond.
