Second child dies day after car crashes into Florida canal

SOUTH DAYTONA, Fla. – South Daytona law enforcement officials are nonetheless looking for out what precisely prompted a crash that killed two youngsters. Detectives stated a girl hit a curb, inflicting her to veer throughout the road, over a bridge, and right into a canal.  A memorial now marks the spot the place the crash occurred.

Sharrwah Blake, an in depth pal of the household, stopped by there Thursday night time to attempt to piece collectively what occurred within the wreck. The way in which the highway is about up makes the outline of the occasion tough to image. “I used to be simply making an attempt to determine what occurred,” she informed FOX 35. “It’s nonetheless surreal.”

When South Daytona law enforcement officials and firefighters first arrived on the crash Wednesday night, it was a mad rush to attempt to get the household out of the automobile, which was the wrong way up within the water. With drive – utilizing bodily power and willpower – they acquired the automobile turned over by hand.  Nevertheless, it was too late for eight-year-old Jordinho Stenneth. He died on the hospital Wednesday night time.

Shands Hospital confirmed to FOX 35 Information that the boy’s sister, 8-year-old Jordannae Lewin, died on the hospital on Thursday night time. 

The tow truck drivers who acquired the automobile out of the canal additionally informed FOX 35 Information the scene of the crash simply didn’t appear to make sense. “I simply inform my guys, ‘Look, we’ve acquired to concentrate on the job, I perceive it may be laborious occasions, however we’ve acquired to do what we’ve acquired to do,” detailed Lee Tomson, Operations Supervisor of Volusia County Towing. 

The mom who was driving the automobile, Sashane Brown Stenneth, is doing okay.

“It’s laborious. I’m simply hoping the most effective for the household,” added Tomson.

“They’re good individuals and it’s simply so unhappy throughout,” stated Blake. 

Police don’t assume the mom was dashing or driving recklessly forward of the crash.

“I don’t know for those who would contemplate that an issue spot,” stated Bryan Craig with South Daytona Police. “I believe based mostly on our site visitors investigators and speaking with a few of them, that raised curb alongside the sidewalk may current slightly little bit of an issue.”

Police stated Thursday it could be value a dialog with the County to see whether or not the highway could possibly be adjusted to keep away from one other crash like this one.