Nicholas Jayden Carroll, 4, killed and several people seriously injured in car crash with box truck on Highway 27 and Polo Park Boulevard in Davenport, Florida
Modified Date:
Thu, 10/01/2015 - 2:20pmAccident Date:
Saturday, June 6, 2015Fatal crash in Polk County
The impact caused the back of the Toyota to be forced up to and into the back seat where two children were seated.
Two crashes in Polk leave 4-year-old boy, 20-year-old woman dead
A Toyota stopped at a traffic light was rear-ended by a freightliner box truck as its driver attempted to stop using the emergency brakes, officials said.
Boy, 4, Killed in U.S. 27 Car Crash
Nicholas Jayden Carroll, 4, died at the scene while being treated in an ambulance. His sister, MacKenzie Carroll, 2, was flown to Arnold Palmer Hospital and was in serious condition, sheriff's spokeswoman Donna Wood said.
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A traffic collision occurred at around 9:15 am, this morning, Saturday, June 6, 2015, at the intersection of Highway 27 and Polo Park Boulevard in Davenport, Florida. A Toyota was stopped at a traffic signal at the intersection when a freightliner box truck came to the stopped traffic and rear-ended the Toyota. One of the children sitting in the back seat, a four-year-old boy, was killed. The second child, a young female, was taken to Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando, in critical condition. The driver of the Toyota was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center in serious condition. The driver of the truck sustained minor injuries.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
Type: Car Accident
People Involved:
Nicholas Jayden Carroll
MacKenzie Carroll
Robert Brian Carroll
Ednaldo Silva Marques
John Robert Dean
Sherry Dean
Roadway:
Highway 27 and Polo Park BoulevardCity:
Davenport, FLCounty:
Polk County, FLArea:
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
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