TAMPA, FL \u2014 A Temple Terrace police officer was arrested Thursday in connection with an April 15 crash on East Fowler Avenue that left a 6-year-old Tampa girl dead, authorities said. <\/p>\n
Officer Zachary Mason Krug, 25, was driving \u201cat speeds in excess of 100 mph\u201d when the crash happened, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release.<\/p>\n
Troopers determined that his speed was a primary factor in the fatal crash.<\/p>\n
Krug, a Temple Terrace resident, surrendered to state troopers at the Hillsborough County Jail on Thursday. He was charged with vehicular homicide and three counts of reckless driving involving serious bodily injury. <\/p>\n
While behind the wheel of a Temple Terrace Police Department Ford Explorer on April 15, he was speeding in the center lane of East Fowler Avenue, heading west, as he approached North Drive around 4 p.m., FHP said. <\/p>\n
At the same time, a Nissan Pathfinder was heading east in the turn lane at the intersection.<\/p>\n
When the Nissan’s driver, a 36-year-old Tampa woman, initiated a left turn, she drove into the path of the police vehicle and was hit by it, FHP said. <\/p>\n
After impact, both vehicles rotated, coming to a stop in a ditch just to the north of the road. <\/p>\n
Both drivers and two passengers in the Pathfinder, a 1-year-old girl and an 8-year-old girl, both of Tampa, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were brought to area hospitals. The elder girl remains hospitalized, FHP said <\/p>\n
The 6-year-old was also brought to a hospital, where she later died from her injuries. <\/p>\n
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