ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Highway Patrol arrested a woman Sunday, accused of running a red light and killing two people near Orlando.
The crash occurred around 1 p.m. where Lake Underhill Road meets Rouse Road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
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As a Jeep traveled westbound on Lake Underhill Road, approaching the intersection, a Kia that was traveling eastbound on Lake Underhill Road attempted to make a left turn with a green light onto Rouse Road, a preliminary crash report states.
The Jeep’s driver — identified as 40-year-old Leslie Gehret from Orlando — failed to stop at a red light, resulting in the front of the Jeep striking the right side of the Kia, according to the report.
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The Kia overturned in the crash, FHP said. Of its two occupants — a driver, a 50-year-old man and a 19-year-old male passenger — the driver was pronounced dead at a hospital and the passenger was pronounced dead at the scene, the report states.
Gehret is facing charges of DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide, DUI 3rd violation in 10 years, driving with a suspended license causing death, and violation of probation. She was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, troopers said.
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