DUI/Traffic — Lake Mary, FL — reported 2026-07-01
SUMMARY
A 22-year-old man was arrested for DUI manslaughter, leaving the scene of a crash involving death, and vehicular homicide after a fatal hit-and-run in Lake Mary.
KEY FACTS
- Incident type: DUI/Traffic
- Location: Lake Mary, FL
- Date reported: 2026-07-01
- Suspect: not stated
- Victim(s): 1 (42-year-old Danielle Akers of Oviedo)
- Status: arrested
REPORTED DETAILS
- The crash occurred just before 11 p.m. Tuesday near W. Lake Mary Boulevard and Wheelhouse Lane.
- Police located the suspect's vehicle less than a half mile away from the scene of the deadly crash.
- The suspect driver was identified as 22-year-old O'Vante O'Lan Redding of Longwood.
- Redding is charged with DUI manslaughter, leaving the scene of a crash involving death, and vehicular homicide.