Florida Dad Killed Teaching Son To Drive: 5 Things To Know

WINTER HAVEN, FL — The crash that claimed the life of a 57-year-old Florida dad who was teaching his teenage son to drive, has touched the hearts of Floridians and particularly residents of Polk County, where the crash occurred along Cypress Gardens Boulevard.

“Praying for all,” Ann McConnell Vaughn posted on the Facebook page for the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Sarah and Jarrad Pollitt noted that the teenager behind the wheel of the PT Cruiser that was struck by a 2003 Toyota Corolla was just learning to drive. “He was probably nervous already and then this happens, caused by someone else,” the Pollitts observed. “It’s heartbreaking for all.”

Dennis Wind, who retired from the Lombard, Illinois Police Department, was about 50 feet away from the helicopter that touched down to take the father’s injured 7-year-old daughter to the hospital.

“Sheriff Judd should be proud of the efficient, professional manner in which his deputies handled a seemingly, amazingly complex accident as well as the firefighters that made the scene safe, gave aid to the injured and helped to console the public,” Wind penned on the Facebook page.

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Here are five things to know about the crash that killed Sandeep Kumar Beri:

1. Nannette Garcia, the driver whose 2003 Toyota Corolla jumped the median strip and struck the PT Cruiser where the father was teaching his son to drive, was listed in critical but stable condition on Monday. She was expected to recover.

2. No charges in the case had been filed as of Monday.

3. Nick Beri, the teenager who was operating the PT Cruiser with his Florida learner’s permit, was in stable condition on Monday. He too was expected to recover.

4. Seven-year-old Sophia Beri, who was riding in the backseat of the PT Cruiser, was airlifted to to Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando because of her age. She was expected to be released from the hospital.

5. An autopsy was being conducted on 57-year-old Sandeep Kumar Beri, who was the father of Nick and Sophia. He was sitting in the front passenger seat when the crash occurred. He was pronounced dead at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center.

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