Deadly Apopka crash highlights growing trend of cars slamming into homes across Florida

APOPKA, Fla. — A deadly crash this past weekend in Apopka left two people dead after a vehicle went off the road, hit a pole and slammed into a residence.

What You Need To Know

  • Two women were killed after a car crashed into a home and caught fire in Apopka
  • Experts say about 100 vehicle-into-building crashes happen every day nationwide
  • Florida ranks among the top states for these types of crashes, according to safety researchers
  • Despite the frequency, there is no official state-by-state tracking of these incidents

Investigators say the car veered off the roadway before crashing into the home, killing two women inside the vehicle and sparking a fire that engulfed part of the house.

Twenty-four-year-old Tatina Reyes was one of the victims…

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