A Florida woman is accused of smoking marijuana and taking several shots of tequila before deputies say she caused a crash that critically injured her two young children and an adult passenger as they were on their way to celebrate her son’s kindergarten graduation.
According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, 32-year-old Ashauntie Cox, of Orlando, was driving a blue Kia southbound on Highway 27 when she struck a grey Chevy Silverado pickup truck and then fled at a high rate of speed around 8 p.m. on Friday.
As she continued south, deputies say she was speeding recklessly and weaving in and out of slower-moving traffic when she rear-ended a 2016 Honda CRV while trying to pass between that SUV and the vehicle next to it, which were both also going southbound.
The victim driving the CRV was taken to Sebring Hospital, where he was treated and released with minor injuries.
Investigators say the collision caused Cox’s vehicle to flip several times, tossing her five-year-old and her eight-year-old children from the vehicle.
According to PCSO, the kids were taken to Tampa General Hospital where they are in critical condition.
Investigators say a 27-year-old female passenger was also seriously injured along her spinal cord, hip, and back. She is at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center in stable condition.
Deputies arriving at the crash scene say they smelled marijuana and found a bottle of tequila in Cox’s vehicle.
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