WINTER PARK, Fla. — The SUV driver accused of causing a car to crash into a Florida day care, killing a 4-year-old girl and injuring 14 others, most of them children, surrendered to authorities Thursday.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office tweeted that Robert Alex Corchado was in custody at the jail. Corchado’s attorney, Jack Kaleita, confirmed it, but refused to comment further.
The surrender came a day after police say Corchado, 28, crashed his Dodge Durango into a convertible, which in turn smashed into the KinderCare building. Authorities — and the mother of the little girl who was killed — pleaded for the suspect to give up, even as they blanketed the state searching for him.
Authorities did not immediately announce charges against Corchado, but he already has a long criminal history. Nicole Quintus, whose daughter Lily Quintus was killed, said he was responsible for heartbreak.
Lily was sitting at a table waiting for her afternoon snack when the car crashed into the building.