Clermont Father, 8-Year-Old Daughter Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash

DAVENPORT, FL — Polk County sheriff's deputies are investigating a three-vehicle crash in Davenport that claimed the lives of a father and his 8-year-old daughter Tuesday.

According to the sheriff's office, around 6:07 a.m., 28-year-old Christopher Roque-Pabon was driving a Toyota Tercel south on U.S. 27 just south of U.S. 192 when he veered to the southeast. The Tercel lost traction and began to rotate before it crossed the grass median and entered the northbound lanes of U.S. 27 into the path of an F150 pickup truck driven by 53-year-old Miguel Perez Diosdado of Haines City.

The front of the Tercel crashed into the front driver's side of the truck. Upon impact, the truck rotated and stopped in the center northbound lane.

Pedro Lopez, 50, of Haines City was driving a Toyota Corolla in the center northbound lane. The Corolla glanced off the truck and then crossed the east side shoulder where it struck an embankment along the edge of the highway.

When they arrived, deputies found Roque-Pabon and and 8-year-old daughter, Crisyareiliz Roque, a student at Lake Point Academy in Clermont, dead.

Diosdado and his four passengers and Lopez and his passenger were taken to the hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening.

The sheriff's office said Roque-Pabon and his daughter were not wearing seatbelts. Diosdado and Lopez were wearing seatbelts.

"My heart aches for this family who has lost a father and his little girl," said Polk Sheriff Grady Judd. "Fatal traffic crashes are devastating. In the blink of an eye, a happy and healthy loved one can be instantaneously taken from this world. Please, drive safely and wear your seatbelts."