Photos for Headline Surfer / Osbaldo Patino Vazquez of Ocoee is being held at the Orange County Jail in Orlando on five counts of vehicular homicide stemming from a horrific crash on March 11, 2021, that killed five people.
By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Florida Highway Patrol traffic homicide investigators have arrested 20-year-old Osbaldo Patino Vazquez of Ocoee on five counts of vehicular homicide following a lengthy investigation into a fatal crash that occurred on March 11, 2021, at Claracona Ocoee Road and Gaymar Drive.
Vazquez was booked into the Orange County Jail on Tuesday on a no-bond status.
FHP investigators allege from their investigation that Vazquez was going more than 80 miles an hour – double the speed limit – on Clarcona Ocoee Road, when he crashed into a car with six people inside, killing five of them. Three of the dead were small children.
FHP investigators allege from their investigation that Vazquez was going more than 80 miles an hour – double the speed limit – on Clarcona Ocoee Road, when he crashed into a car with six people inside, killing five of them. Three of the dead were small children.
About the Byline Writer: Henry Frederick is a member of the working press and publisher of Headline Surfer, the award-winning 24/7 internet news outlet launched in 2008, that serves greater Daytona Beach, Sanford & Orlando from Lake Mary, Florida via HeadlineSurfer.com. Frederick has amassed close to 150 award-winning bylines in print & online. He earned his Master of Arts in New Media Journalism from Full Sail University in 2019. He was a breaking news reporter (metro cops & courts beat) for the Daytona Beach News-Journal for nearly a decade. And Before that worked the same beat for The Journal-News/Gannett Suburban Newspapers in Rockland/Westchester counties, NY, dating back to 1989. Having witnessed the execution of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Florida's death chamber and covering other high profile cases, Frederick has appeared on national crime documentary shows on Discovery ID, Reelz, and the Oxygen Network series "Snapped" for his analysis. • Award-Winning Journalism: Florida Press Club recognizes Headline Surfer for nine stories in 2020 statewide competition. • Award-Winning Journalism of Henry Frederick.