A 5-year-old Mount Dora child has died at Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital after a weekend crash involving a driver now facing a charge of DUI manslaughter.
The little boy was pronounced dead on Sunday at the hospital in Orlando, according to updated information from the Florida Highway Patrol.
The child had been riding in a 2008 Honda Civic driven by a 29-year-old Mount Dora woman at 8:30 a.m. Saturday 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 is now facing a charge of DUI manslaughter as a result of the child’s death.
