Girl, 4, dies after an SUV plows through a Florida daycare’s playground as teen driving without license is arrested
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl has died after an teenage driver without a license crashed an SUV outside a daycare center, police say.
Two children sustained injuries in the incident near Imagination Station Learning Center in Arcadia, Florida on Wednesday afternoon.
Driver Kiara Rishelle Morant, 18, lost control of the vehicle before it traveled over a concrete curb, hit a street sign, metal post, and wooden support post.
Her car went through a fence and hit the two girls before being stopped by a tree in the playground, reported.
One child was hit by the SUV and was taken to hospital where she died.
A five-year-old girl suffered serious injuries and was being treated in hospital. Their identities have not been revealed.
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Morant was arrested and charged for driving without a valid license.
Morant was released on a $120 bond but cops say that more charges could be filed against the teen.
Troopers said that Morant suffered minor injuries as she lost control of the vehicle.
Witnesses said the SUV started to smoke following the impact of the crash, Wink News reported.
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Several kids were at the Imagination Station Learning Center at the time of the incident.
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Cops say she lived around half a mile from the daycare center.
Their investigation remains ongoing.
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