Osceola County

Suspects in stolen SUV cause fatal crash in Osceola County, deputies say

Suspects in stolen SUV cause fatal crash in Osceola County, deputies say Accident or crime scene cordon tape, police line do not cross. It is nighttime, emergency lights of police cars flashing blue, red and white in the background (kali9/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that happened in Osceola County early Saturday morning.

The crash happened near the intersection of Marigold Avenue and Peabody Road in Kissimmee around 1:52 a.m.

Troopers said a Range Rover was traveling southbound on Marigold Avenue, fleeing from Polk County sheriff’s deputies.

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Meanwhile, a Honda Civic was traveling eastbound on Peabody Road when the Range Rover crashed into the Civic.

The driver of the Civic, a 27-year-old Kissimmee man, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Following the crash, the people inside the Range Rover ran from the crash.

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According to a news release, three of the occupants were apprehended by law enforcement.

FHP is still searching for a possible fourth occupant and is investigating who was the driver at the time of the collision.

According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, they are investigating a house party in Davenport that resulted in felons ramming a PCSO vehicle and then fleeing from law enforcement in a stolen SUV into Osceola County.

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Deputies said the fleeing suspects ran through a four-way stop on Marigold Avenue and caused the fatal crash that FHP is investigating.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will have a press conference regarding this incident at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.

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